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ArticleScientific reports2016

The role of the poly(A) tract in the replication and virulence of tick-borne encephalitis virus.

Naveed Asghar, Yi-Ping Lee, Emma Nilsson, Richard Lindqvist, Wessam Melik, Andrea Kröger, Anna K Överby, Magnus Johansson

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Naveed AsgharSödertörn University, School of Natural Science, Technology &Environmental Studies, Huddinge, 14189, Sweden.
Yi-Ping LeeUmeå University, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Virology, Umeå, 90185, Sweden.
Emma NilssonUmeå University, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Virology, Umeå, 90185, Sweden.
Richard LindqvistUmeå University, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Virology, Umeå, 90185, Sweden.
Wessam MelikÖrebro University, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro, 70182, Sweden.
Andrea KrögerHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Innate Immunity and Infection, Braunschweig, 38124, Germany.
Anna K ÖverbyUmeå University, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Virology, Umeå, 90185, Sweden.
Magnus JohanssonÖrebro University, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro, 70182, Sweden.
Umeå University · SEÖrebro University · SESödertörn University · SEUniversity Hospital Magdeburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a flavivirus transmitted to humans, usually via tick bites. The virus causes tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in humans, and symptoms range from mild flu-like symptoms to severe and long-lasting sequelae, including permanent brain damage. It has been suggested that within the population of viruses transmitted to the mammalian host, quasispecies with neurotropic properties might become dominant in the host resulting in neurological symptoms. We previously demonstrated the existence of TBEV variants with variable poly(A) tracts within a single blood-fed tick. To characterize the role of the poly(A) tract in TBEV replication and virulence, we generated infectious clones of Torö-2003 with the wild-type (A)

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PMID27982069
PMCPMC5159820
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