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SFTSV NSs protein is a novel tick antiviral RNAi response suppressor
Mazigh Fares, Melanie McFarlane, Rhys H. Parry…·Benjamin Brennan
This study shows that SFTSV NSs protein is essential for viral replication in tick cells by suppressing the tick's RNAi response through depletion of virus-derived siRNAs.