Neuropilin-1 functions as a proviral and immunoregulatory host factor during Chikungunya virus infection
Kshyama Subhadarsini Tung, Chandan Mahish, Soumyajit Ghosh, Kaustuv Mukherjee, Sharad Singh, Bijita Bhowmick, Somlata Khamaru, Harshit Borasi, Mahendra Gaur, Bharat Bhusan Subudhi, Soma Chattopadhyay, Subhasis Chattopadhyay
This study identifies Neuropilin-1 as a host factor that promotes Chikungunya virus infection while restraining proinflammatory cytokine production, and shows its inhibition reduces viral infection in vitro and in vivo.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2026 · PreprintImmunology