XRN1 supplies free nucleotides to feed alphavirus replication
Vincenzo Ruscica, Louisa Iselin, Ryan M. Hull, Azman Embarc Buh, Samyukta Narayanan, Natasha Palmalux, Namah Raut, Quan Gu, Honglin Chen, Marko Noerenberg, Zaydah R. de Laurent, Josmi Joseph, Michelle Noble, Cátia Igreja, David L. Robertson, , Alfredo Castelló
The paper shows that XRN1-mediated RNA decay provides nucleotides for alphavirus replication by recycling monophosphate nucleotides through the salvage pathway.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2024 · PreprintBiochemistry