Juvenile Hormone-Sensitive Ribosomal Activity Enhances Viral Replication in Aedes aegypti
Zuokun Shi, Dan Wen, Mengmeng Chang, Xiaomei Sun, Yanhong Wang, Chihang Cheng, Liqin Zhang, Aihua Zheng, Zhen Zou
Abstract
Most flaviviruses are transmitted between hosts by arthropod vectors such as mosquitoes. Since therapeutics or vaccines are lacking for most mosquito-borne diseases, reducing the mosquito vector competence is an effective way to decrease disease burden.
Topics & Concepts
Aedes aegyptiVirologyVector (molecular biology)BiologyViral replicationArthropodJuvenile hormoneVirusComputational biologyGeneticsEcologyLarvaRecombinant DNAGeneMosquito-borne diseases and controlInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesViral Infections and Vectors