Zika proteins tagged posts

Transmission electron microscope image of negative-stained, Fortaleza-strain Zika virus (red), isolated from a microcephaly case in Brazil. (Microscopy/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health)

First study to examine Zika infection in human neural stem cells from second-trimester fetuses. USC researchers have tracked down 2 Zika proteins potentially responsible for thousands of microcephaly cases in Brazil and elsewhere – taking one small step toward preventing Zika-infected mothers from birthing babies with abnormally small heads.The Zika virus contains 10 proteins, but only NS4A and NS4B matter when it comes to microcephaly...