Article
NS2A V89F mutation in a DENV1 clinical isolate enhances neurotropism and neuroinvasion.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2026
Zhao Yuqi, Wang Linqing, Lin Yifan, Chen Yangyang, Zhan Yan, Xi Kexin, Liu Yingfang, Shen Chenguang, Zhang Bao, Xiao Weiwei, Wu Qinghua, Zhu Li, Zhao Wei, Yang Fan, Gong Weijin, Lu Yuntao, Yu Jianhai
Abstract excerpt
Introduction: Dengue virus (DENV) neurological complications are increasingly reported, yet the viral genetic determinants of neurotropism remain poorly characterized. Methods: We screened 25 DENV1 clinical isolates from the 2014 outbreak in Guangdong, China, for neurotropism in suckling mice, and integrated comparative genomics, pre-expression functional assays, population-scale sequence analysis, and OpenFold3...
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- Dengue Virus
- Animals
- Humans
- Mice
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins
- Dengue
