2024
A mosquito salivary protein-driven influx of myeloid cells facilitates flavivirus transmission
Wang Z, Nie K, Liang Y, Niu J, Yu X, Zhang O, Liu L, Shi X, Wang Y, Feng X, Zhu Y, Wang P, Cheng G. A mosquito salivary protein-driven influx of myeloid cells facilitates flavivirus transmission. The EMBO Journal 2024, 43: 1690-1721. PMID: 38378891, PMCID: PMC11066113, DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00056-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyeloid cellsExpression of neutrophil chemoattractantsViral transmissionInflux of myeloid cellsMosquito bite siteSalivary componentsInflux of neutrophilsSkin-resident macrophagesPotential prophylactic targetsFlavivirus transmissionNF-kB signalingMechanism of actionProphylactic targetsSystemic disseminationRecruits proteinsSalivary factorsLocal infectionNeutrophil chemoattractantMammalian hostsEfficient viral transmissionPhytochemical resveratrolDengue virusBite siteTransmission of ZikaProtein
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
Genetic Determinants of the Re-Emergence of Arboviral Diseases
Ketkar H, Herman D, Wang P. Genetic Determinants of the Re-Emergence of Arboviral Diseases. Viruses 2019, 11: 150. PMID: 30759739, PMCID: PMC6410223, DOI: 10.3390/v11020150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral genetic determinantsPublic health threatGenetic determinantsZika virusViral transmissionInfectious diseasesArboviral diseasesWest NileHealth threatYellow feverDiseaseViral fitnessViral geneticsVector competenceInternational travelVirusMosquitoesGlobal climate changeMosquito populationsFeverHost