Wrong place, wrong time: Why Zika virus hijacks a protein needed for brain growth
The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...
How Zika Virus Turns Brain Proteins Into Hidden Weapons
Zika virus, infamous for causing microcephaly, manipulates a host protein called ANKLE2 to assist its replication, which also ...
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Zika: Could This Be Used As A Cancer Treatment?
U.S., Arab and Israeli officials all tell CBS News that Israel and Hamas have agreed in principle to a ceasefire and ...
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Zika Virus Hijacks Protein Important to Brain Development, to Support Viral Replication
Zika virus is unusual in that it can cross the placenta and enter the fetus, where ANKLE2 is known to play a big role in brain development.
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As the Protein Data Bank Thrives, Its Funding is Renewed at Increased Levels
Federal science agencies have renewed and increased funding for a world-renowned digital archive of protein structures housed ...
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Zika virus: what's the buzz?
The Zika virus is spreading fast, and has now been found in 22 countries in the Americas. A single mosquito bite can spread the illness, but make sure you get clued up before you go freaking out ...
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Discovery of Semliki Forest virus's brain entry route opens new avenues for tumor treatment
In a recent study, researchers from Uppsala University have shown that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous ...
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Creative Diagnostics Advances Zika Virus Research with Novel Animal Models
As an expert in providing solutions to assist virology and microbiology research, Creative Diagnostics has announced the launch of its Zika Virus Animal Model services for scientists to understand the ...