Chikungunya fever

K Bartholomeeusen, M Daniel, DA LaBeaud… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Chikungunya virus is widespread throughout the tropics, where it causes recurrent
outbreaks of chikungunya fever. In recent years, outbreaks have afflicted populations in East …

The life cycle of the alphaviruses: From an antiviral perspective

AM Skidmore, SB Bradfute - Antiviral research, 2023 - Elsevier
The alphaviruses are a widely distributed group of positive-sense, single stranded, RNA
viruses. These viruses are largely arthropod-borne and can be found on all populated …

Molecular architecture of the Chikungunya virus replication complex

YB Tan, D Chmielewski, MCY Law, K Zhang, Y He… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
To better understand how positive-strand (+) RNA viruses assemble membrane-associated
replication complexes (RCs) to synthesize, process, and transport viral RNA in virus-infected …

Structural basis and dynamics of Chikungunya alphavirus RNA capping by nsP1 capping pores

R Jones, M Hons, N Rabah… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Alphaviruses are emerging positive-stranded RNA viruses which replicate and transcribe
their genomes in membranous organelles formed in the cell cytoplasm. The nonstructural …

Nodavirus RNA replication crown architecture reveals proto-crown precursor and viral protein A conformational switching

H Zhan, N Unchwaniwala… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Positive-strand RNA viruses replicate their genomes in virus-induced membrane vesicles,
and the resulting RNA replication complexes are a major target for virus control. Nodavirus …

Chikungunya virus nonstructural protein 1 is a versatile RNA capping and decapping enzyme

MCY Law, K Zhang, YB Tan, TM Nguyen… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) nonstructural protein 1 (nsP1) contains both the N7-guanine
methyltransferase and guanylyltransferase activities and catalyzes the 5′ end cap …

Targeting the alphavirus virus replication process for antiviral development

YB Tan, MCY Law, D Luo - Antiviral Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Many alphaviruses, including chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are known human pathogens that
lack specific and effective antivirals or vaccines available. The upstream portion of the …

Pathogenicity and virulence of chikungunya virus

W Freppel, LA Silva, KA Stapleford, LJ Herrero - Virulence, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted, RNA virus that causes an often-
severe musculoskeletal illness characterized by fever, joint pain, and a range of debilitating …

[HTML][HTML] High-Throughput Molecular Modeling and Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Açaí Constituents against NLRP3 Inflammasome

ECM Rocha, JAP Rocha, RA da Costa… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The search for bioactive compounds in natural products holds promise for discovering new
pharmacologically active molecules. This study explores the anti-inflammatory potential of …

Independent repeated mutations within the alphaviruses Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus indicates convergent evolution and past positive selection in …

AT Pyke, DJ Wilson, A Michie, JS Mackenzie… - Virus …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Ross River virus (RRV) and Barmah Forest virus (BFV) are arthritogenic arthropod-borne
viruses (arboviruses) that exhibit generalist host associations and share distributions in …