Broad-spectrum agents for flaviviral infections: dengue, Zika and beyond

V Boldescu, MAM Behnam, N Vasilakis… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
Infections with flaviviruses, such as dengue, West Nile virus and the recently re-emerging
Zika virus, are an increasing and probably lasting global risk. This Review summarizes and …

Host lipids in positive-strand RNA virus genome replication

Z Zhang, G He, NA Filipowicz, G Randall… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Membrane association is a hallmark of the genome replication of positive-strand RNA
viruses [(+) RNA viruses]. All well-studied (+) RNA viruses remodel host membranes and …

Inhibition of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2α Impairs an Early Step of Coronavirus Replication in Cell Culture

C Müller, M Hardt, D Schwudke, BW Neuman… - Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Coronavirus replication is associated with intracellular membrane rearrangements in
infected cells, resulting in the formation of double-membrane vesicles (DMVs) and other …

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 …

Dynamic remodeling of lipids coincides with dengue virus replication in the midgut of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

N Chotiwan, BG Andre, I Sanchez-Vargas… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
We describe the first comprehensive analysis of the midgut metabolome of Aedes aegypti,
the primary mosquito vector for arboviruses such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow …

Virus impact on lipids and membranes

E Ketter, G Randall - Annual review of virology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Viruses manipulate cellular lipids and membranes at each stage of their life cycle. This
includes lipid-receptor interactions, the fusion of viral envelopes with cellular membranes …

Viral rewiring of cellular lipid metabolism to create membranous replication compartments

JRPM Strating, FJM van Kuppeveld - Current opinion in cell biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•+ RNA viruses build membranous VRCs.•+ RNA viruses rewire cellular lipid
metabolism to build VRCs.•VRC structure and formation mechanisms differ between …

The host protein reticulon 3.1 A is utilized by flaviviruses to facilitate membrane remodelling

TE Aktepe, S Liebscher, JE Prier, CP Simmons… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Flaviviruses are enveloped, positive-sensed single-stranded RNA viruses that remodel host
membranes, incorporating both viral and host factors facilitating viral replication. In this …

Compartmentalized replication organelle of flavivirus at the ER and the factors involved

Y Ci, L Shi - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Flaviviruses are positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that pose a considerable threat
to human health. Flaviviruses replicate in compartmentalized replication organelles derived …

Ceramide and related molecules in viral infections

N Beckmann, KA Becker - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ceramide is a lipid messenger at the heart of sphingolipid metabolism. In concert with its
metabolizing enzymes, particularly sphingomyelinases, it has key roles in regulating the …