Characterization of chikungunya virus infection of a human keratinocyte cell line: Role of mosquito salivary gland protein in suppressing the host immune response

• Main Authors: Orapim Puiprom, Ronald Enrique Morales Vargas, Rutcharin Potiwat, Panjaporn Chaichana, Kazuyoshi Ikuta, Pongrama Ramasoota, Tamaki Okabayashi
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/31010

The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus that has recently re-emerged in several countries. On infection, the first vertebrate cells to come into contact with CHIKV are skin cells; mosquitoes inoculate the virus together with salivary gland protein into host skin while probing and fee...