Targeting ABCG1 and SREBP-2 mediated cholesterol homeostasis ameliorates Zika virus-induced ocular pathology

Summary: Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy causes severe neurological and ocular abnormalities in infants, yet no vaccine or antivirals are available. Our transcriptomic analysis of ZIKV-infected retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells revealed alterations in the cholesterol pathway. Thus,...

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Main Authors: Sneha Singh, Robert E. Wright, III, Shailendra Giri, Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami, Ashok Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224003092