Nonstructural Proteins Are Preferential Positive Selection Targets in Zika Virus and Related Flaviviruses

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Sironi, Manuela ^a   Forni, Diego ^a   Clerici, Mario ^b,c   Cagliani, Rachele ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRAL PROTEIN; NS1 PROTEIN, FLAVIVIRUS; NS4B PROTEIN, FLAVIVIRUS; NS5 PROTEIN, FLAVIVIRUS;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; DENGUE VIRUS 2; FLAVIVIRUS; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNE EVASION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; ZIKA VIRUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY; ZIKA FEVER;

EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNE EVASION; PHYLOGENY; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84991780686     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004978     Document Type: Article

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