Unlabelled: Dengue virus NS1 protein is a major pathogenic protein. In this study, we examined the role of NS1 in coagulopathy associated with Dengue infection, a common feature of Dengue virus pathogenesis. Since most coagulation factors are produced by hepatocytes and liver is key organ affected during infection, we conducted transcriptomics using total-RNA extracted from Huh7 cells overexpressing NS1 protein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped virus. Proteins of the lipid based envelope are not rigidly arranged as compared to non-enveloped viruses lacking lipid based outer layer. Rigidly arranged multivalent display has been reported to be important for potent immune stimulation.
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