Modulation of acyl-carnitines, the broad mechanism behind Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of medically important flaviviruses in Aedes aegypti | World Mosquito Program

Gayathri Manokaran et al., 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

This paper describes the role of acyl-carnitines in the interaction among virus, wMel, and cells, suggesting a mechanism underlying Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking in mosquitoes

Modulation of acyl-carnitines, the broad mechanism behind Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of medically important flaviviruses in Aedes aegypti
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