Control of RNA viruses in mosquito cells through the acquisition of vDNA and endogenous viral elements

Aedes aegypti transmit pathogenic arboviruses while the mosquito itself tolerates the infection. We examine a piRNA-based immunity that relies on the acquisition of viral derived cDNA (vDNA) and how this pathway discriminates between self and non-self. The piRNAs derived from these vDNAs are essenti...

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Main Authors: Michel Tassetto, Mark Kunitomi, Zachary J Whitfield, Patrick T Dolan, Irma Sánchez-Vargas, Miguel Garcia-Knight, Isabel Ribiero, Taotao Chen, Ken E Olson, Raul Andino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/41244