The DEAD/H-box helicase DHX9 contributes to suppression of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus propagation in B. mori cells.

Antiviral immune responses are mainly triggered through the recognition of virus-derived nucleic acids by host-specific pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). Here, we identified and characterized homologs of human PRRs for virus-derived DNA in Bombyx mori upon infection with a nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV), a member of the family Baculoviridae. We found that progeny virus production of B.