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Endogenous ZAP is associated with altered Zika virus infection phenotype.
Virology journal - 9 Nov 2024
Le Nguyen Phuong Khanh, Singh Prince Pal, Sabir Ahmad Jawad, Trus Ivan, Karniychuk Uladzimir
Abstract excerpt
The zinc finger antiviral protein 1 (ZAP) has broad antiviral activity. ZAP is an interferon (IFN)-stimulated gene, which itself may enhance type I IFN antiviral response. In a previous study, Zika virus was identified as ZAP-resistant and not sensitive to ZAP antiviral activity. Here, we found that ZAP was associated with the inhibition of Zika virus in Vero cells, in the absence of a robust type I IFN system...
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