Male germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virus

Zika virus (ZIKV) can persist for months in semen and sperm. Here, the authors show that germ cells, compared to other cell types in the reproductive tract, are most susceptible to ZIKV and produce high levels of progeny virus, which coincides with decreased expression of the interferon-stimulated g...

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Main Authors: Christopher L. Robinson, Angie C. N. Chong, Alison W. Ashbrook, Ginnie Jeng, Julia Jin, Haiqi Chen, Elizabeth I. Tang, Laura A. Martin, Rosa S. Kim, Reyn M. Kenyon, Eileen Do, Joseph M. Luna, Mohsan Saeed, Lori Zeltser, Harold Ralph, Vanessa L. Dudley, Marc Goldstein, Charles M. Rice, C. Yan Cheng, Marco Seandel, Shuibing Chen
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04444-w
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spelling doaj-de04bd349fab404aa0fe17716eae59312021-05-11T09:45:49ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-05-019111110.1038/s41467-018-04444-wMale germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virusChristopher L. Robinson0Angie C. N. Chong1Alison W. Ashbrook2Ginnie Jeng3Julia Jin4Haiqi Chen5Elizabeth I. Tang6Laura A. Martin7Rosa S. Kim8Reyn M. Kenyon9Eileen Do10Joseph M. Luna11Mohsan Saeed12Lori Zeltser13Harold Ralph14Vanessa L. Dudley15Marc Goldstein16Charles M. Rice17C. Yan Cheng18Marco Seandel19Shuibing Chen20Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDepartment of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeLaboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller UniversityDepartment of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDepartment of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeThe Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population CouncilThe Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population CouncilDepartment of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegePenn State College of MedicineDepartment of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDepartment of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeLaboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller UniversityLaboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller UniversityNaomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia UniversityWeill Cornell Medical College-Microscopy and Image Analysis Core FacilityInstitute of Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine–New York Presbyterian HospitalDepartment of Urology and Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell UniversityLaboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller UniversityThe Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population CouncilDepartment of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDepartment of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeZika virus (ZIKV) can persist for months in semen and sperm. Here, the authors show that germ cells, compared to other cell types in the reproductive tract, are most susceptible to ZIKV and produce high levels of progeny virus, which coincides with decreased expression of the interferon-stimulated gene Ifi44l.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04444-w
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author Christopher L. Robinson
Angie C. N. Chong
Alison W. Ashbrook
Ginnie Jeng
Julia Jin
Haiqi Chen
Elizabeth I. Tang
Laura A. Martin
Rosa S. Kim
Reyn M. Kenyon
Eileen Do
Joseph M. Luna
Mohsan Saeed
Lori Zeltser
Harold Ralph
Vanessa L. Dudley
Marc Goldstein
Charles M. Rice
C. Yan Cheng
Marco Seandel
Shuibing Chen
spellingShingle Christopher L. Robinson
Angie C. N. Chong
Alison W. Ashbrook
Ginnie Jeng
Julia Jin
Haiqi Chen
Elizabeth I. Tang
Laura A. Martin
Rosa S. Kim
Reyn M. Kenyon
Eileen Do
Joseph M. Luna
Mohsan Saeed
Lori Zeltser
Harold Ralph
Vanessa L. Dudley
Marc Goldstein
Charles M. Rice
C. Yan Cheng
Marco Seandel
Shuibing Chen
Male germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virus
Nature Communications
author_facet Christopher L. Robinson
Angie C. N. Chong
Alison W. Ashbrook
Ginnie Jeng
Julia Jin
Haiqi Chen
Elizabeth I. Tang
Laura A. Martin
Rosa S. Kim
Reyn M. Kenyon
Eileen Do
Joseph M. Luna
Mohsan Saeed
Lori Zeltser
Harold Ralph
Vanessa L. Dudley
Marc Goldstein
Charles M. Rice
C. Yan Cheng
Marco Seandel
Shuibing Chen
author_sort Christopher L. Robinson
title Male germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virus
title_short Male germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virus
title_full Male germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virus
title_fullStr Male germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virus
title_full_unstemmed Male germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virus
title_sort male germ cells support long-term propagation of zika virus
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2018-05-01
description Zika virus (ZIKV) can persist for months in semen and sperm. Here, the authors show that germ cells, compared to other cell types in the reproductive tract, are most susceptible to ZIKV and produce high levels of progeny virus, which coincides with decreased expression of the interferon-stimulated gene Ifi44l.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04444-w
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