Zika Virus Hijacks Protein Important to Brain Development, to Support Viral Replication
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne orthoflavivirus that can cause birth defects, including microcephaly, a condition in which head and brain size are significantly reduced at birth. The collective results of the newly reported study involving work in human cell lines, fruit flies, and mosquito cells, have shown how Zika virus hijacks a host protein … Read more