Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Göertz GP, Lingemann M, Geertsema C, Abma-Henkens MHC, Vogels CBF, Koenraadt CJM, van Oers MM, Pijlman GP. Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006958. PMID: 30412583, PMCID: PMC6249005, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHIKV replicationChikungunya virusAedes aegypti mosquitoesMosquito cellsAegypti mosquitoesTransmission of CHIKVCHIKV infectionHypervariable domainMosquito salivaHost proteinsInfectionCHIKV mutantsChikungunya Virus nsP3Non-structural proteinsCHIKV nsP3Arthropod-borneEfficient infectionIntervention strategiesViral RNATransmission cycleMosquitoesFGDF motifsCellsMammalian cellsRich motif