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SUBMITTER: Levi LI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870000 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Levi Laura I LI Rezelj Veronica V VV Henrion-Lacritick Annabelle A Erazo Diana D Boussier J J Vallet Thomas T Bernhauerová Veronika V Suzuki Yasutsugu Y Carrau Lucia L Weger-Lucarelli James J Saleh Maria-Carla MC Vignuzzi Marco M
PLoS pathogens 20210208 2
Defective viral genomes (DVGs) are truncated and/or rearranged viral genomes produced during virus replication. Described in many RNA virus families, some of them have interfering activity on their parental virus and/or strong immunostimulatory potential, and are being considered in antiviral approaches. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus transmitted by Aedes spp. that infected millions of humans in the last 15 years. Here, we describe the DVGs arising during CHIKV infection in vitro in ...[more]