Viruses, microRNAs, and host interactions

RL Skalsky, BR Cullen - Annual review of microbiology, 2010‏ - annualreviews.org
One of the most significant recent advances in biomedical research has been the discovery
of the∼ 22-nt-long class of noncoding RNAs designated microRNAs (miRNAs). These …

Viral and cellular microRNAs as determinants of viral pathogenesis and immunity

E Gottwein, BR Cullen - Cell host & microbe, 2008‏ - cell.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have recently emerged as key posttranscriptional regulators of gene
expression in multicellular eukaryotes. It is increasingly clear that miRNAs of both viral and …

The role of RNAi and microRNAs in animal virus replication and antiviral immunity

JL Umbach, BR Cullen - Genes & development, 2009‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
The closely related microRNA (miRNA) and RNAi pathways have emerged as important
regulators of virus–host cell interactions. Although both pathways are relatively well …

A human cytomegalovirus-encoded microRNA regulates expression of multiple viral genes involved in replication

F Grey, H Meyers, EA White, DH Spector… - PLoS …, 2007‏ - journals.plos.org
Although multiple studies have documented the expression of over 70 novel virus-encoded
microRNAs (miRNAs), the targets and functions of most of these regulatory RNA species are …

Viral and cellular messenger RNA targets of viral microRNAs

BR Cullen - Nature, 2009‏ - nature.com
Given the propensity of viruses to co-opt cellular pathways and activities for their benefit, it is
perhaps not surprising that several viruses have now been shown to reshape the cellular …

Marek's disease vaccines: a solution for today but a worry for tomorrow?

IM Gimeno - Vaccine, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Marek's disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease of chickens that, in the absence of
control measures, is capable of causing devastating losses in commercial poultry flocks. MD …

Hepatitis B virus-encoded microRNA controls viral replication

X Yang, H Li, H Sun, H Fan, Y Hu, M Liu, X Li… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - journals.asm.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, single-stranded, noncoding, functional RNAs.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an enveloped DNA virus with virions and subviral forms of …

Cellular versus viral microRNAs in host–virus interaction

Z Ghosh, B Mallick, J Chakrabarti - Nucleic acids research, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) mark a new paradigm of RNA-directed gene expression regulation in
a wide spectrum of biological systems. These small non-coding RNAs can contribute to the …

Human cytomegalovirus infection alters the expression of cellular microRNA species that affect its replication

FZ Wang, F Weber, C Croce, CG Liu, X Liao… - Journal of …, 2008‏ - journals.asm.org
The human genome encodes over 500 microRNAs (miRNAs), small RNAs (19 to 26
nucleotides [nt]) that regulate the expressions of diverse cellular genes. Many cellular …

A functional MicroRNA-155 ortholog encoded by the oncogenic Marek's disease virus

Y Zhao, Y Yao, H Xu, L Lambeth, LP Smith… - Journal of …, 2009‏ - journals.asm.org
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-encoded microRNA (miRNA) MiR-K12-11 was
recently shown to be a functional ortholog of miR-155, a miRNA that plays a major role in …