2023
Astrovirus replication is dependent on induction of double-membrane vesicles through a PI3K-dependent, LC3-independent pathway
Bub T, Hargest V, Tan S, Smith M, Vazquez-Pagan A, Flerlage T, Brigleb P, Meliopoulos V, Lindenbach B, Ramanathan H, Cortez V, Crawford J, Schultz-Cherry S. Astrovirus replication is dependent on induction of double-membrane vesicles through a PI3K-dependent, LC3-independent pathway. Journal Of Virology 2023, 97: e01025-23. PMID: 37668367, PMCID: PMC10537808, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01025-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAstrovirus infectionAstrovirus replicationPromising therapeutic optionPositive-sense RNA virus infectionPotential antiviral targetsRNA virusesRNA virus infectionCritical new evidenceGastrointestinal symptomsTherapeutic optionsPositive-sense RNA virusesVirus infectionTherapeutic interventionsAntiviral targetViral replicationDMV formationInfectionGenetic inhibitionReplication organellesHuman astrovirusPI3KPotential targetEarly componentPatientsAutophagy machinery
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: e52450. 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