Usutu virus escapes langerin-induced restriction to productively infect human Langerhans cells, unlike West Nile virus

Usutu virus escapes langerin-induced restriction to productively infect human Langerhans cells, unlike West Nile virus

Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are phylogenetically close emerging arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes, and constitute a global public health threat. Since USUV and WNV enter the body through the skin, the first immune cells they encounter are skin-resident dendritic cells, the most...

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Main Authors: Marie-France Martin, Ghizlane Maarifi, Hervé Abiven, Marine Seffals, Nicolas Mouchet, Cécile Beck, Charles Bodet, Nicolas Lévèque, Nathalie J. Arhel, Fabien P. Blanchet, Yannick Simonin, Sébastien Nisole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-02-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
west nile virus
usutu virus
langerhans cells
langerin
viral receptor
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2045875

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2045875

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