MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Interactions between tick-borne encephalitis virus non-structural protein 1 and blood-brain barrier tight junction proteins: potential clues to strain-specific neuropathogenicity
Jason Chun Sang Pun, Jarinya Chaopreecha, Jordan Liburd…·Niluka Goonawardane
This study investigates how NS1 proteins from high- and low-pathogenicity TBEV strains interact with BBB tight junction proteins, revealing strain-specific binding patterns that may explain differential neuropathogenicity.
DOI 10.1101/2025.08.12.669603