The dengue virus NS1 protein alters Aedes aegypti midgut permeability and favors virus dissemination
Edgar Quezada-Ruíz, Angélica Silva-Olivares, Daniel Talamás‐Lara, Grecia Díaz, Sofia Alanis-Munoz, César Pacheco, Ángel T. Tello-López, Raymundo Cruz, Abigail Betanzos, Salvador Hernández‐Martínez, Humberto Lanz‐Mendoza, Juan Ernesto Ludert
This study shows that dengue virus NS1 protein increases Aedes aegypti midgut permeability and promotes virus dissemination by disrupting epithelial junctions and inhibiting metalloproteinase expression.
mBio · Jan 13, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology