Alphavirus-derived small RNAs modulate pathogenesis in disease vector mosquitoes

Mosquito-borne viruses cause significant levels of morbidity and mortality in humans and domesticated animals. Maintenance of mosquito-borne viruses in nature requires a biological transmission cycle that involves alternating virus replication in a susceptible vertebrate and mosquito host. Although...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 105; no. 50; p. 19938
Main Authors:	Myles, Kevin M, Wiley, Michael R, Morazzani, Elaine M, Adelman, Zach N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 16.12.2008
Subjects:	Aedes - pathogenicity Aedes - virology Animals Anopheles - virology Disease Vectors RNA, Small Interfering - biosynthesis RNA, Viral - biosynthesis Sindbis Virus - genetics Sindbis Virus - physiology
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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