mSphere (Jun 2021)

Zika Virus Induces an Atypical Tripartite Unfolded Protein Response with Sustained Sensor and Transient Effector Activation and a Blunted BiP Response

  • Mohammed Mufrrih,
  • Biyao Chen,
  • Shiu-Wan Chan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00361-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 3

Abstract

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The Zika virus originates from Africa and Asia but is emerging in other parts of the world. It usually causes an asymptomatic or mild, acute infection but can cause serious neurological complications, such as microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromes.