Project description:To search for host factors regulating Zika virus infection, we performed a genome-wide loss-of-function CRISPR/Cas9 screen in haploid human ESCs. The regulators were identified by the quantification of enrichment of their mutant clones within a pooled loss-of-function library upon Zika virus infection.
Project description:To better understand the critical drivers of Zika virus pathogenicity, we used microarray analysis to evaluate the host responses triggered by Zika virus infection in MRC-5 cells.
Project description:Host and genetic viral adaptations enable development of an immunocompetent mouse model of Zika virus infection. This study explored the effect of wildtype Zika virus (ZIKV) and mouse adapted ZIKV infection on the transcriptional profile of mouse adult neuronal stem cells.