The role of microRNAs in enteroviral infections

Publication date: Available online 3 September 2015 Source:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Author(s): Jing Wu, Li Shen, Jianguo Chen, Huaxi Xu, Lingxiang Mao The genus Enterovirus, a member of the Picornavirus family, are RNA viruses that can cause poliomyelitis, hand-food-mouth disease, viral meningitis or meningoencephalitis, viral myocarditis and so on. MicroRNAs are a class of highly conserved, small noncoding RNAs recognized as important regulators of gene expression. Recent studies found that MicroRNAs play a significant role in the infection of Enterovirus, such as enterovirus 71, coxsackievirus B3 and other Enterovirus. Enteroviral infection can alter the expression of cellular MicroRNAs, and cellular MicroRNAs can modulate viral pathogenesis and replication by regulating the expression level of viral or host's genes. Herein, this review summarizes the role of MicroRNAs in enteroviral infection.
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research