Genome-wide functional analysis reveals key roles for kinesins in the mammalian and mosquito stages of the malaria parasite life cycle
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001704
Abstract: Kinesins are microtubule-based motors important in cell division, motility, polarity, and intracellular transport in many eukaryotes. However, they are poorly studied in the divergent eukaryotic pathogens- Plasmodium spp., the causative agents of malaria, which manifest… read more here.
Keywords: mammalian mosquito; genome wide; wide functional; mosquito ... See more keywords
Chikungunya virus entry and infectivity is primarily facilitated through cell line dependent attachment factors in mammalian and mosquito cells
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DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1085913
Abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is the causative agent of the human disease chikungunya fever, characterized by debilitating acute and chronic arthralgia. No licensed vaccines or antivirals are currently available for CHIKV. Therefore, the prevention of attachment… read more here.
Keywords: mammalian mosquito; entry; cell line; mosquito cells ... See more keywords