Zika Virus Replication Compartments (IMAGE)

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Zika Virus Replication Compartments

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The Zika virus remodels its host cell's endoplasmic reticulum into small pockets (black arrows) where the virus can safely replicate. Ci et al. reveal that this remodeling step is driven by a viral protein called NS1.

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Ci et al., 2019

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