A mosquito salivary protein promotes flavivirus transmission by activation of autophagy

Autor: Peng Sun, Kaixiao Nie, Yibin Zhu, Yang Liu, Pa Wu, Ziwen Liu, Senyan Du, Huahao Fan, Chun-Hong Chen, Renli Zhang, Penghua Wang, Gong Cheng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-14115-z
Popis: Mosquito saliva affects transmission of flaviviruses, but underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, the authors show that Aedes aegypti venom allergen-1 (AaVA-1) promotes dengue and Zika virus transmission by activating autophagy in host immune cells of the monocyte lineage.
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