Induction of RNA interference to block Zika virus replication and transmission in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

This study lays critical groundwork for pursuing ZIKV transmission-blocking strategies that exploit the Ae. aegypti exo-siRNA response for arbovirus suppression in natural populations.
PMID: 31103782 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - May 15, 2019 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Magalhaes T, Bergren NA, Bennett SL, Borland EM, Hartman DA, Lymperopoulos K, Sayre R, Borlee BR, Campbell CL, Foy BD, Olson KE, Blair CD, Black W, Kading RC Tags: Insect Biochem Mol Biol Source Type: research