MicrobiologybioRxiv
Clustered Rapid Induction of Apoptosis Limits ZIKV and DENV-2 Proliferation in the Midguts of Aedes aegypti
J. B. Ayers, H. G. Coatsworth, S. Kang…·L. Zhou
The paper shows that rapid apoptosis in Aedes aegypti midgut cells limits DENV-2 and ZIKV proliferation, suggesting apoptosis as an antiviral defense mechanism.
DOI 10.1038/s42003-020-01614-9