Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging arthropod-borne (arbo)virus that causes chikungunya fever in humans and is predominantly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The CHIKV replication machinery consists of four non-structural proteins (nsP1-4) that additionally require the pres...

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Main Authors: Giel P Göertz, Marit Lingemann, Corinne Geertsema, Marleen H C Abma-Henkens, Chantal B F Vogels, Constantianus J M Koenraadt, Monique M van Oers, Gorben P Pijlman
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6249005?pdf=render

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