Revised annotation and characterization of novel Aedes albopictus miRNAs and their potential functions in dengue virus infection

• Main Authors: Azali Azlan, Muhammad Amir Yunus, Mardani Abdul Halim, Ghows Azzam
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36545/3/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36545/2/FULLTEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36545/; https://doi.org/10.3390/ biology11101536

The Asian tiger mosquito, Ae. albopictus, is a highly invasive species that transmits several arboviruses including dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV), and chikungunya (CHIKV). Although several studies have identified microRNAs (miRNAs) in Ae. albopictus, it is crucial to extend and improve current annotati...