2021
Placenta-derived interferon-stimulated gene 20 controls ZIKA virus infection
Ding J, Aldo P, Roberts CM, Stabach P, Liu H, You Y, Qiu X, Jeong J, Maxwell A, Lindenbach B, Braddock D, Liao A, Mor G. Placenta-derived interferon-stimulated gene 20 controls ZIKA virus infection. EMBO Reports 2021, 22: embr202152450. PMID: 34405956, PMCID: PMC8490983, DOI: 10.15252/embr.202152450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virus infectionVirus infectionTrophoblast cellsPotential immune modulatory functionsInterferon-stimulated gene 20Anti-viral treatmentHigh-risk populationImmune modulatory functionsAnti-viral responseZika viral infectionImportance of preventionPregnant womenReplacement therapyViral infectionFetal developmentZika virusViral titersModulatory functionViral replicationInfectionAdverse effectsGene 20PregnancyPlacentaRNA viruses
2016
Vaginal Exposure to Zika Virus during Pregnancy Leads to Fetal Brain Infection
Yockey LJ, Varela L, Rakib T, Khoury-Hanold W, Fink SL, Stutz B, Szigeti-Buck K, Van den Pol A, Lindenbach BD, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A. Vaginal Exposure to Zika Virus during Pregnancy Leads to Fetal Brain Infection. Cell 2016, 166: 1247-1256.e4. PMID: 27565347, PMCID: PMC5006689, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, HabitualAnimalsBrainBrain DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFetal Growth RetardationInterferon Regulatory Factor-3MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaVaginaVirus ReplicationZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsZika virusFetal brain infectionFetal growth restrictionLocal viral replicationWild-type miceType I interferon receptorZIKV challengeTranscription factor IRF3Vaginal exposureGenital mucosaBrain infectionWT miceEarly pregnancyZIKV infectionGrowth restrictionPregnant damsVaginal infectionsZIKV replicationFetal brainMouse modelIFN pathwayVaginal tractUnborn fetusViral replicationDisease consequences