Journal
VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v12050519
Keywords
Zika virus; NS1 protein; TRiC; CCT complex; viral replication; Aedes aegypti mosquito
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- NIH [AI089992, AI127865]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Overseas Research Fellowships
- China Scholarship Council [201806270109]
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Mosquito-borne Zika virus (ZIKV) can cause congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, among other symptoms. Specific treatments and vaccines for ZIKV are not currently available. To further understand the host factors that support ZIKV replication, we used mass spectrometry to characterize mammalian proteins that associate with the ZIKV NS1 protein and identified the TRiC/CCT complex as an interacting partner. Furthermore, the suppression of CCT2, one of the critical components of the TRiC/CCT complex, inhibited ZIKV replication in both mammalian cells and mosquitoes. These results highlight an important role for the TRiC/CCT complex in ZIKV infection, suggesting that the TRiC/CCT complex may be a promising therapeutic target.
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