Spindle-E acts antivirally against alphaviruses in mosquito cells

Mosquitoes transmit several human- and animal-pathogenic alphaviruses (Togaviridae family). In alphavirus-infected mosquito cells two different types of virus-specific small RNAs are produced as part of the RNA interference response: short-interfering (si)RNAs and PIWI-interacting (pi)RNAs. The siRN...

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Main Authors: Varjak, M, Dietrich, I, Sreenu, V, Till, B, Merits, A, Kohl, A, Schnettler, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2018