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. 2018 Jun 1;253:48–61. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.05.028

Table 1.

Role of MAPK signaling in virus replication.

Signaling pathway Cellular mediator Impact on virus replication References
RTK family Abl Positively regulates transport and release of poxviruses (Reeves et al., 2005)
EGFR Facilitates vaccinia virus spread (Langhammer et al., 2011)
VEGF Facilitates ORFV replication and formation of pock-like lesions (Wise et al., 1999)
Facilitates HSV-1 induced stromal keratitis (Sharma et al., 2011)
Src kinase Positively regulates assembly, maturation and egress of WNV (Hirsch et al., 2005)
Positively regulates assembly and maturation of DENV (Chu and Yang, 2007)
NGFR Positively regulates RNA synthesis, vRNP export and release (budding) of IAV (Kumar et al., 2011a)
PDGFR Facilitates KSHV tumor progression (Cao et al., 2015; Sturzl et al., 1992)
GPCRs GPCRs Promotes membrane fusion and cell to cell spread in hHSV6 (mediated via viral U51 protein) (Zhen et al., 2005)
Positively regulates replication and reactivation of gamma herpesvirus latency (mediated via viral CXCR2 protein) (Lee et al., 2003)
Positively regulates flavivirus entry and RNA synthesis (Le Sommer et al., 2012)
Ras/Akt N-Ras Promotes HCV replication by facilitating cell survival and establishment of persistent viral infection (Mannova and Beretta, 2005)
Akt Promotes clathrin-independent endocytosis and internalization of IAV (Fujioka et al., 2011)
Positively regulates PCV2 replication by inhibiting premature apoptosis (Wei et al., 2012)
By expressing anti-apoptotic genes, positively regulates cowpox virus and vaccinia virus replication (Soares et al., 2009)
Inhibits endocytic uptake of the influenza viruses (Denisova et al., 2014)
mTORC2 Positively regulates adenovirus replication (mediated via viral proteins that mimic nutrient/growth signals regulating mTOR pathway) (O’Shea et al., 2005)
Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK Ras Positively regulates reovirus replication and spread (Shmulevitz et al., 2010)
Ras-GTP Positively regulates HBV replication and transcription (mediated via HBV transcriptional transactivating protein HBx) (Benn and Schneider, 1994; Tang et al., 2005)
Cleavage of RasGAP Positively regulates enterovirus replication (Huber et al., 1999)
Raf Positively regulates parvovirus transport across nuclear membrane as well as capsid assembly (Riolobos et al., 2010)
Positively regulates synthesis and release of HIV-1 (Flory et al., 1998)
RKIP Modulation of immune response to NDV (Yin et al., 2015)
MEK Facilitates IAV nuclear export (Ludwig et al., 2004; Pleschka et al., 2001)
Positively regulates coronavirus
genome synthesis
(Cai et al., 2007)
Positively regulates BDV spread to neighboring cells (Planz et al., 2001)
Positively regulates replication of human neurotropic polyomavirus, JC (Ravichandran et al., 2007)
ERK1/2 Positively regulates RNA/protein synthesis in astroviruses (Moser and Schultz-Cherry, 2008)
Positively regulates viral protein synthesis in alphaviruses (Voss et al., 2014)
Positively regulates CVB3 replication (Lim et al., 2005)
Positively regulates HCV genome synthesis (Gretton et al., 2010)
Facilitates JUNV replication (Rodriguez et al., 2014)
Positively regulates avian leukosis virus replication and virus-induced tumorogenesis (Dai et al., 2016)
Ras/p38 p38 Regulates RNA translation of encephalomyocarditis virus (Hirasawa et al., 2003)
Ras/JNK JNK viral protein and RNA synthesis of avian and human pandemic influenza A viruses (Nacken et al., 2012)
Facilitates HSV-1 replication (McLean and Bachenheimer, 1999)
MNK1/eIF4E (cap-dependent translation) Phosphorylation of eIF4E Positively regulates HSV-1 genome and protein synthesis (Walsh and Mohr, 2004)
Facilitates IAV protein synthesis (Kleijn et al., 1996)
mTORC1-mediated hypophosphorylation of 4E-BP1 Facilitates CHIKV protein synthesis (Joubert et al., 2015)
Facilitates HSV-1 replication and translation (Chuluunbaatar et al., 2010)
MNK1/SRPK (cap-independent translation) Inhibition of mTOR/AKT signaling Positively regulates poliovirus replication (Brown et al., 2014b)
PCB2-mediated recruitment of PIC Positively regulates poliovirus genome synthesis (Chase et al., 2014)
Facilitates HCV replication through binding with 5’UTR (Wang et al., 2011)
PCB2/SRp20 interaction PCB2/SRp20 interaction is essential to effectively translate pirconavirus mRNA (Bedard et al., 2007).
SRPK Facilitates poliovirus cap-independent translation (Brown et al., 2014a)
eIF4 G-MNK1 interaction Negatively regulates adenovirus replication (Cuesta et al., 2004)
Cleavage of eIF4 G Facilitates IRES type I mediated enterovirus protein synthesis (Thompson and Sarnow, 2003)
PKR eIF2α Regulation of immune response against viral infections (Bergmann et al., 2000; Weber et al., 2006)
PP2 A Negatively regulates DNA synthesis in simian virus 40 (Cegielska et al., 1994)