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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Microbiol. 2020 Aug 20;59:50–57. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2020.07.005

TABLE 1.

TRIM proteins directly antagonizing viruses.

Virus family Virus TRIM Molecular mechanism Ref.
Retroviruses HIV-1 TRIM5α premature uncoating of the capsid [27]
TRIM5α enhanced recognition by the immune system [12,28]
TRIM11 premature uncoating of the capsid [24]
TRIM19 stabilizes Daxx to inhibit reverse transcription [25]
TRIM22 blocks binding of SP1 to the HIV-1 LTR [22]
TRIM25 co-factor of ZAP [1921]
TRIM33 targets HIV-1 IN for degradation [26]
TRIM37 inhibits viral DNA synthesis [23]
HIV-1 & SIV TRIM34 targets the capsid [32]
MLV TRIM5α premature uncoating of the capsid [30,31]
Hepadnaviruses HBV TRIM5α inhibits viral transcription [33]
TRIM6 inhibits viral transcription [33]
TRIM14 inhibits viral transcription [33]
TRIM21 targets HBV Pol for degradation [34]
TRIM22 represses the HBV core promoter [35]
TRIM25 inhibits viral transcription [33]
TRIM25 restricts replication [36]
TRIM26 inhibits viral transcription [33]
TRIM31 inhibits viral transcription [33]
TRIM41 targets the HBV promoter to inhibit transcription [33]
Herpesviruses HSV-1 TRIM19 restricts replication [37]
TRIM19 co-sensor for viral DNA [38]
EBV TRIM5α targets EBV Rta for degradation [40]
EBV & hCMV TRIM28 promotes unintended reactivation [41]
KSHV TRIM28 represses lytic gene expression [42]
VZV TRIM19 entraps the forming nucleocapsids [39]
Multiple Herpesviruses TRIM43 targets the centrosomal protein pericentrin for degradation to represses active viral chromatin states [43]
Negative-strand RNA viruses JUNV & TCRV TRIM2 inhibits virus entry [51]
IAV TRIM14 targets IAV NP for degradation [49]
TRIM22 target IAV NP for degradation [48]
TRIM32 targets IAV PB1 for degradation [50]
TRIM41 targets IAV NP for degradation [47]
IAV & IBV TRIM56 restricts RNA synthesis [46]
VSV TRIM41 targets VSV N for degradation [45]
TRIM69 sequesters VSV P [44]
Flaviviruses and other positive-strand viruses HCV TRIM14 targets HCV NS5A for degradation [55]
TRIM22 targets HCV NS5A for degradation [56]
JEV TRIM52 targets JEV NS2A for degradation [57]
ZIKV TRIM56 restricts replication [52]
DENV TRIM69 targets DENV NS3 for degradation [54]
DENV & YFV TRIM56 restricts early stages of replication [53]
SINV TRIM25 co-factor of ZAP [1921]
PRRSV TRIM22 interacts with PRRSV N [58]
Various virus species TRIM21 Targets antibody-opsonized viruses for degradation [1618]
TRIM25 co-factor of antiviral ZAP [1921]