Usutu virus escapes langerin-induced restriction to productively infect human Langerhans cells, unlike West Nile virus.
M.-F. Martin, G. Maarifi, H. Abiven, M. Seffals, N. Mouchet, C. Beck, C. Bodet, N. Leveque, N. J. Arhel, F. P. Blanchet, Y. Simonin, S. Nisole
This study shows that Usutu virus (USUV) uses langerin to infect human Langerhans cells more efficiently than West Nile virus (WNV), which is restricted by langerin.
bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2021Microbiology