Molecular BiologyMolecular Systems BiologyPeer-reviewed
Dengue virus preferentially uses human and mosquito non-optimal codons
Luciana Andrea Castellano, Ryan J McNamara, Horacio M. Pallarés…·Ariel Bazzini
This study shows that dengue virus uses non-optimal codons in both human and mosquito cells, enhancing its fitness and suggesting synonymous codon choice is critical in host-pathogen interactions.