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Functional divergence of the NSs protein defines interferon antagonism and viral fitness across Bhanja virus lineages.
Andrew T. Clarke, Kelsey Davies, Mazigh Fares…·Benjamin Brennan
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.08.730832
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MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus ResearchORCID 0000-0002-6003-9244Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Andrew T. Clarke, Kelsey Davies, Mazigh Fares…·Benjamin Brennan
Mazigh Fares, Melanie McFarlane, Rhys H. Parry…·Benjamin Brennan
This study shows that SFTSV NSs protein is essential for viral replication in tick cells by suppressing the tick's RNAi response through depletion of virus-derived siRNAs.