The NS1 protein of contemporary West African Zika virus potentiates viral replication and reduces innate immune activation.

Mosquito-borne Zika virus (ZIKV) from sub-Saharan Africa has recently gained attention due to its epidemic potential and its capacity to be highly teratogenic. To improve our knowledge on currently circulating strains of African ZIKV, we conducted protein sequence alignment and identified contempora...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Dana Machmouchi, Marie-Pierre Courageot, Eva Ogire, Lars Redecke, Alain Kohl, Philippe Desprès, Marjolaine Roche
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-08-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012146