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Interplay between host non-coding RNAs and influenza viruses.

Gayan Bamunuarachchi^1,2,3, Samuel Pushparaj^1,2,3, Lin Liu^1,2

¹Oklahoma Center for Respiratory and Infectious Diseases, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.

|January 6, 2021

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Host noncoding RNAs, like microRNAs and long noncoding RNAs, play a role in regulating influenza virus infection. Understanding these interactions can reveal new therapeutic targets for influenza.

Keywords:

MicroRNAs host factors host-virus interaction influenza virus long noncoding RNAs

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Genetics

Background:

Influenza virus poses a significant public health threat due to seasonal epidemics and pandemics.
Current vaccines and antiviral drugs have limitations, necessitating novel therapeutic strategies.
While host-pathogen protein interactions are studied, host noncoding RNA roles in influenza are less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To review host noncoding RNA profiles during influenza virus infection.
To summarize the regulatory roles of host noncoding RNAs in influenza virus infection.
To briefly discuss viral non-coding RNAs in the context of influenza.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on host noncoding RNAs and influenza virus.
Analysis of host noncoding RNA expression profiles during infection.
Examination of regulatory mechanisms involving noncoding RNAs and viral replication.

Main Results:

Host noncoding RNAs, including microRNAs and long noncoding RNAs, are differentially expressed during influenza virus infection.
These noncoding RNAs can modulate viral replication and host immune responses.
Influenza viruses may also encode their own non-coding RNAs that influence infection.

Conclusions:

Host noncoding RNAs are critical regulators of influenza virus infection.
Targeting host noncoding RNA-virus interactions offers potential therapeutic avenues.
Further research into these molecular mechanisms is essential for developing new anti-influenza therapies.