Zika virus alters the microRNA expression profile and elicits an RNAi response in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

Zika virus alters the microRNA expression profile and elicits an RNAi response in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti, has recently spread globally in an unprecedented fashion, yet we have a poor understanding of host-microbe interactions in this system. To gain insights into the interplay between ZIKV and the mosquito, we sequenced the small RN...

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Main Authors: Miguel A Saldaña, Kayvan Etebari, Charles E Hart, Steven G Widen, Thomas G Wood, Saravanan Thangamani, Sassan Asgari, Grant L Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531668?pdf=render

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