Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

A global lipid map defines a network essential for Zika virus replication

  • Hans C. Leier,
  • Jules B. Weinstein,
  • Jennifer E. Kyle,
  • Joon-Yong Lee,
  • Lisa M. Bramer,
  • Kelly G. Stratton,
  • Douglas Kempthorne,
  • Aaron R. Navratil,
  • Endale G. Tafesse,
  • Thorsten Hornemann,
  • William B. Messer,
  • Edward A. Dennis,
  • Thomas O. Metz,
  • Eric Barklis,
  • Fikadu G. Tafesse

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17433-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Zika virus (ZIKV) remodels intracellular membranes for replication, but the role of different lipid types for infection and disease is unclear. Here, the authors perform lipidomics, show perturbation of the lipid network during ZIKV infection and show that ceramides are important for ZIKV infection.