Identification of Functional Determinants in the Chikungunya Virus E2 Protein.

• Main Authors: Christopher Weber (Author), Eva Berberich (Author), Christine von Rhein (Author), Lisa Henß (Author), Eberhard Hildt (Author), Barbara S Schnierle (Author)
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• 出版: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that causes high fever, rash, and recurrent arthritis in humans. It has efficiently adapted to Aedes albopictus, which also inhabits temperate regions, including Europe and the United States of America. In the past, CHIKV has...