Tick-borne flaviviruses, with a focus on Powassan virus

G Kemenesi, K Bányai - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The tick-borne pathogen Powassan virus is a rare cause of encephalitis in North America
and the Russian Far East. The number of documented cases described since the discovery …

Role of MAPK/MNK1 signaling in virus replication

R Kumar, N Khandelwal, R Thachamvally, BN Tripathi… - Virus research, 2018 - Elsevier
Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites; they heavily depend on the host cell machinery
to effectively replicate and produce new progeny virus particles. Following viral infection …

ISG20: an enigmatic antiviral RNase targeting multiple viruses

S Deymier, C Louvat, F Fiorini, A Cimarelli - FEBS Open Bio, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interferon‐stimulated gene 20 kDa protein (ISG20) is a relatively understudied antiviral
protein capable of inhibiting a broad spectrum of viruses. ISG20 exhibits strong RNase …

RTP4 is a potent IFN-inducible anti-flavivirus effector engaged in a host-virus arms race in bats and other mammals

IN Boys, E Xu, KB Mar, C Pamela, JL Eitson, B Moon… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
Among mammals, bats are particularly rich in zoonotic viruses, including flaviviruses.
Certain bat species can be productively yet asymptomatically infected with viruses that …

Regulation of Flavivirus RNA synthesis and replication

B Selisko, C Wang, E Harris, B Canard - Current opinion in virology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Detailed structural models are available for Flavivirus NS5 and NS3
proteins.•Complex structures of NS5 and NS3 with NTP and RNA substrates and regulatory …

Organization of the Flavivirus RNA replicase complex

C Brand, M Bisaillon, BJ Geiss - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Flaviviruses, such as dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever, and Zika
viruses, are serious human pathogens that cause significant morbidity and mortality globally …

The molecular interactions of ZIKV and DENV with the type-I IFN response

RC Coldbeck-Shackley, NS Eyre, MR Beard - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zika Virus (ZIKV) and Dengue Virus (DENV) are related viruses of the Flavivirus genus that
cause significant disease in humans. Existing control measures have been ineffective at …

Flaviviral RNAs: weapons and targets in the war between virus and host

K Bidet, MA Garcia-Blanco - Biochemical Journal, 2014 - portlandpress.com
Flaviviruses are a genus of (+) ssRNA (positive ssRNA) enveloped viruses that replicate in
the cytoplasm of cells of diverse species from arthropods to mammals. Many are important …

Evidence of vertical transmission of Zika virus in field-collected eggs of Aedes aegypti in the Brazilian Amazon

CF Costa, AV Silva, VA Nascimento… - PLoS Neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Arboviruses are viruses transmitted to humans and other animals by the bite of
hematophagous arthropods. Infections caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), dengue virus …

Suppression of Zika virus infection and replication in endothelial cells and astrocytes by PKA inhibitor PKI 14-22

F Cheng, S Ramos da Silva, IC Huang, JU Jung… - Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recent outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV), a reemerging flavivirus, and its associated
neurological disorders, such as Guillain-Barré (GB) syndrome and microcephaly, have …