Rift valley fever virus infection of human cells and insect hosts is promoted by protein kinase C epsilon.

As an arthropod-borne human pathogen, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) cycles between an insect vector and mammalian hosts. Little is known about the cellular requirements for infection in either host. Here we developed a tissue culture model for RVFV infection of human and insect cells that is amenab...

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Main Authors: Claire Marie Filone, Sheri L Hanna, M Cecilia Caino, Shelly Bambina, Robert W Doms, Sara Cherry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2991366?pdf=render