{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"submitter":["Balaraman V"],"funding":["NIA NIH HHS","NIGMS NIH HHS"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV) is a zoonotic pathogen that causes Rift Valley fever (RVF) in livestock and humans. Currently, there is no licensed human vaccine or antiviral drug to control RVF. Although multiple species of animals and humans are vulnerable to RVFV infection, host factors affecting susceptibility are not well understood.<h4>Methodology</h4>To identify the host factors or genes essential for RVFV replication, we conducted a CRISPR-Cas9 knock-out screen in human A549 cells. We then validated the putative genes using siRNA-mediated knockdowns and CRISPR-Cas9-mediated knockout studies, respectively. The role of a candidate gene in the virus replication cycle was assessed by measuring intracellular viral RNA accumulation, and the virus titers by plaque "],"journal":["bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology"],"pagination":["2023.09.28.559935"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10557628"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Identification of host factors for Rift Valley Fever Phlebovirus."],"pmcid":["PMC10557628"],"funding_grant_id":["P20 GM130448","P01 AG000001"],"pubmed_authors":["Liu H","Indran SV","Souza-Neto JA","Weber F","Li Y","Richt JA","Hays MP","Meekins DA","Balaraman V","Hardwidge PR","Jakkula LUMR","Wilson WC","Gaudreault NN"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Identification of host factors for Rift Valley Fever Phlebovirus.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV) is a zoonotic pathogen that causes Rift Valley fever (RVF) in livestock and humans. Currently, there is no licensed human vaccine or antiviral drug to control RVF. Although multiple species of animals and humans are vulnerable to RVFV infection, host factors affecting susceptibility are not well understood.<h4>Methodology</h4>To identify the host factors or genes essential for RVFV replication, we conducted a CRISPR-Cas9 knock-out screen in human A549 cells. We then validated the putative genes using siRNA-mediated knockdowns and CRISPR-Cas9-mediated knockout studies, respectively. The role of a candidate gene in the virus replication cycle was assessed by measuring intracellular viral RNA accumulation, and the virus titers by plaque ","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Sep","modification":"2025-04-21T23:09:31.055Z","creation":"2025-04-05T19:01:39.87Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10557628","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37808812"],"doi":["10.1101/2023.09.28.559935"]}}