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A single nonsynonymous mutation on ZIKV E protein-coding sequences leads to markedly increased neurovirulence in vivo.
Virologica Sinica - 1 Feb 2022
Liu Zhihua, Zhang Yawei, Cheng Mengli, Ge Ningning, Shu Jiayi, Xu Zhiheng, Su Xiao, Kou Zhihua, Tong Yigang, Qin Chengfeng, Jin Xia
Abstract excerpt
Zika virus (ZIKV) can infect a wide range of tissues including the developmental brain of human fetus. Whether specific viral genetic variants are linked to neuropathology is incompletely understood. To address this, we have intracranially serially passaged a clinical ZIKV isolate (SW01) in neonatal mice and discovered variants that exhibit markedly increased virulence and neurotropism. Deep sequencing analysis...
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