2020
A mosquito salivary protein promotes flavivirus transmission by activation of autophagy
Sun P, Nie K, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Wu P, Liu Z, Du S, Fan H, Chen CH, Zhang R, Wang P, Cheng G. A mosquito salivary protein promotes flavivirus transmission by activation of autophagy. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 260. PMID: 31937766, PMCID: PMC6959235, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-14115-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeclin-1Viral transmissionFlavivirus transmissionMosquito salivary proteinsHost immune cellsZika virus transmissionActivation of autophagyLow viremiaProphylactic targetsMosquito salivaImmune cellsZIKV transmissionAllergen 1Infected mosquitoesViral infectionMonocyte lineageVirus transmissionMiceMosquitoesSalivary proteinsNumerous studiesViremiaInfectionFlavivirusesProtein
2019
Progress towards Understanding the Mosquito-Borne Virus Life Cycle
Yu X, Zhu Y, Xiao X, Wang P, Cheng G. Progress towards Understanding the Mosquito-Borne Virus Life Cycle. Trends In Parasitology 2019, 35: 1009-1017. PMID: 31669148, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research