Counteraction of APOBEC3 Proteins by Herpesvirus Ribonucleotide Reductases

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Counteraction of APOBEC3 Proteins by Herpesvirus Ribonucleotide Reductases

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2019-08

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The APOBEC3 family of DNA cytosine deaminases plays an important role in antiviral innate immunity. In this thesis, we describe the novel function of APOBEC3B as a physiologic restriction factor against herpesviruses such as Epstein-Barr virus and herpes simplex virus type 1. We additionally define the counteraction mechanism imparted by herpesviruses using the virus-encoded ribonucleotide reductase large subunit. These viral proteins directly bind A3B to inhibit enzymatic activity, relocalize it away from replicating viral DNA, and protect the virus from A3B-mediated hypermutation for preservation of the viral genome. These results have the potential to reveal new modes of antiviral therapy and have implications in the treatment of A3B-driven cancers.

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University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2019. Major: Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology. Advisor: Reuben Harris. 1 computer file (PDF); xvi, 208 pages.

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Cheng, Adam. (2019). Counteraction of APOBEC3 Proteins by Herpesvirus Ribonucleotide Reductases. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/224954.

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