Modeling Zika Virus Congenital Eye Disease: Differential Susceptibility of Fetal Retinal Progenitor Cells and iPSC-Derived Retinal Stem Cells to Zika Virus Infection
Deisy Contreras, Melissa Kaye Jones, Laura E. Martinez, Vineela Gangalapudi, Jie Tang, Ying Wu, Jiagang J. Zhao, Zhaohui Chen, Shaomei Wang, Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami
This study models ZIKV-induced congenital eye disease by comparing susceptibility of fetal retinal cells and iPSC-derived retinal stem cells, identifying molecular pathways and potential therapeutic targets.
bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology