The role of host cholesterol during flavivirus infection

JF Osuna-Ramos, JM Reyes-Ruiz… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent years the emergence and resurgence of arboviruses have generated a global
health alert. Among arboviruses, Dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV), Yellow Fever (YFV), and …

The many faces of the flavivirus NS5 protein in antagonism of type I interferon signaling

SM Best - Journal of virology, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The vector-borne flaviviruses cause severe disease in humans on every inhabited continent
on earth. Their transmission by arthropods, particularly mosquitoes, facilitates large …

Potential role of flavivirus NS2B-NS3 proteases in viral pathogenesis and anti-flavivirus drug discovery employing animal cells and models: a review

A Wahaab, BE Mustafa, M Hameed, NJ Stevenson… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Flaviviruses are known to cause a variety of diseases in humans in different parts of the
world. There are very limited numbers of antivirals to combat flavivirus infection, and …

Lipids and flaviviruses, present and future perspectives for the control of dengue, Zika, and West Nile viruses

MA Martín-Acebes, Á Vázquez-Calvo, JC Saiz - Progress in lipid research, 2016 - Elsevier
Flaviviruses are emerging arthropod-borne pathogens that cause life-threatening diseases
such as yellow fever, dengue, West Nile encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis, Kyasanur …

The composition of West Nile virus lipid envelope unveils a role of sphingolipid metabolism in flavivirus biogenesis

MA Martín-Acebes, T Merino-Ramos… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging zoonotic mosquito-borne flavivirus responsible for
outbreaks of febrile illness and meningoencephalitis. The replication of WNV takes place on …

Dengue proteins with their role in pathogenesis, and strategies for developing an effective anti‐dengue treatment: A review

S Nasar, N Rashid, S Iftikhar - Journal of medical virology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dengue virus is an arbovirus belonging to class Flaviviridae Its clinical manifestation ranges
from asymptomatic to extreme conditions (dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock …

Anti-flavivirus properties of lipid-lowering drugs

CN Farfan-Morales, CD Cordero-Rivera… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although Flaviviruses such as dengue (DENV) and zika (ZIKV) virus are important human
pathogens, an effective vaccine or antiviral treatment against them is not available. Hence …

Targeting host lipid synthesis and metabolism to inhibit dengue and hepatitis C viruses

VA Villareal, MA Rodgers, DA Costello, PL Yang - Antiviral research, 2015 - Elsevier
Lipids are necessary for every step in the replication cycle of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and
dengue virus (DENV), members of the family Flaviviridae. Recent studies have …

Regulation of Flavivirus RNA synthesis and replication

B Selisko, C Wang, E Harris, B Canard - Current opinion in virology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Detailed structural models are available for Flavivirus NS5 and NS3
proteins.•Complex structures of NS5 and NS3 with NTP and RNA substrates and regulatory …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of viral infection in the human placenta

M León-Juárez, M Martínez–Castillo… - Pathogens and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The placenta is a highly specialized organ that is formed during human gestation for
conferring protection and generating an optimal microenvironment to maintain the …