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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2023

Structural and functional characterization of Aedes aegypti pupal cuticle protein that controls dengue virus infection.

Qingqing Huang, Edem Gavor, Nikhil Kumar Tulsian, Jingsong Fan, Qingsong Lin, Yu Keung Mok, R Manjunatha Kini, J Sivaraman

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qingqing HuangDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-0635-7479
Edem GavorDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Nikhil Kumar TulsianDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-6577-6748
Jingsong FanDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Qingsong LinDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Yu Keung MokDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-2829-4878
R Manjunatha KiniDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
J SivaramanDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9781-5326
National University of Singapore · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pupal cuticle protein from Aedes aegypti (AaPC) inhibits dengue virus (DENV) infection; however, the underlying mechanism of this inhibition remains unknown. Here, we report that AaPC is an intrinsically disordered protein and interacts with domain I/II of the DENV envelope protein via residues Asp59, Asp61, Glu71, Asp73, Ser75, and Asp80. AaPC can directly bind to and cause the aggregation of DENV, which in turn blocks virus infection during the virus-cell fusion stage. AaPC may also influence viral recognition and attachment by interacting with human immune receptors DC-SIGN and CD4. These findings enhance our understanding of the role of AaPC in mitigating viral infection and suggest that AaPC is a potential target for developing inhibitors or antibodies to control dengue virus infection.

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AedesDengueDengue VirusAnimalsHumansMosquito VectorsPupaaggregationCuticular proteinsdengue virusintrinsically disorderedstructure

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PMID37593853
PMCPMC10510476
OpenAlexW4385968822

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