Mathematical modeling of plus-strand RNA virus replication to identify broad-spectrum antiviral treatment strategies.

ABSTRACT: Plus-strand RNA viruses are the largest group of viruses. Many are human pathogens that inflict a socio-economic burden. Interestingly, plus-strand RNA viruses share remarkable similarities in their replication. A hallmark of plus-strand RNA viruses is the remodeling of intracellular membranes to establish replication organelles (so-called "replication factories"), which provide a protected environment for the replicase complex, consisting of the viral genome and proteins necessary for viral RNA synthesis. In the current study, we investigate pan-viral similarities and virus-specific differences in the life cycle of this highly relevant group of viruses. We first measured the kinetics of viral RNA, viral protein, and infectious virus particle production of hepatitis C virus (HCV), dengue v

SUBMITTER: Zitzmann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347285 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature