| Literature DB >> 29323278 |
S Saif Hasan1, Madhumati Sevvana1, Richard J Kuhn1, Michael G Rossmann2.
Abstract
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an enveloped, icosahedral flavivirus that has structural and functional similarities to other human flavivirus pathogens such as dengue (DENV), West Nile (WNV) and Japanese encephalitis (JEV) viruses. ZIKV infections have been linked to fetal microcephaly and the paralytic Guillain-Barré syndrome. This review provides a comparative structural analysis of the assembly, maturation and host-cell entry of ZIKV with other flaviviruses, especially DENV. We also discuss the mechanisms of neutralization by antibodies.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29323278 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-017-0010-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Struct Mol Biol ISSN: 1545-9985 Impact factor: 15.369