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Identification and characterization of GLDC as host susceptibility gene to severe influenza
Glycine decarboxylase (GLDC) modulates host antiviral response upon viral infection due to the existence of GLDC ‐pyrimidine biosynthesis‐innate immunity axis. The inter‐individual differential GLDC expression derived from genetic variation may dictate the susceptibility to severe influenza. AbstractGlycine decarboxylase (GLDC) was prioritized as a candidate susceptibility gene to severe influenza in humans. The higher expression of GLDC derived from genetic variations may confer a higher risk to H7N9 and severe H1N1 infection. We sought to characterize GLDC as functional susceptibility gene that GLDC may intrinsical...
Source: EMBO Molecular Medicine - November 28, 2018 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jie Zhou, Dong Wang, Bosco Ho ‐Yin Wong, Cun Li, Vincent Kwok‐Man Poon, Lei Wen, Xiaoyu Zhao, Man Chun Chiu, Xiaojuan Liu, Ziwei Ye, Shuofeng Yuan, Kong‐Hung Sze, Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan, Hin Chu, Kelvin Kai‐Wang To, Kwok Yung Yuen Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Global Human-Kinase Screening Identifies Therapeutic Host Targets against Influenza
During viral infection of human cells, host kinases mediate signaling activities that are used by all viruses for replication; therefore, targeting of host kinases is of broad therapeutic interest. Here, host kinases were globally screened during human influenza virus (H1N1) infection to determine the time-dependent effects of virus infection and replication on kinase function. Desthiobiotin-labeled analogs of adenosine triphosphate and adenosine diphosphate were used to probe and covalently label host kinases in infected cell lysates, and probe affinity was determined. Using infected human A549 cells, we screened for time...
Source: Journal of Biomolecular Screening - June 24, 2014 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Atkins, C., Evans, C. W., Nordin, B., Patricelli, M. P., Reynolds, R., Wennerberg, K., Noah, J. W. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research