Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

10.3389/fimmu.2021.630571

Publication Title

Frontiers in Immunology

Volume

12

Pages

1-13

Abstract

Tetraspanin family of proteins participates in numerous fundamental signaling pathways involved in viral transmission, virus-specific immunity, and virus-mediated vesicular trafficking. Studies in the identification of novel therapeutic candidates and strategies to target West Nile virus, dengue and Zika viruses are highly warranted due to the failure in development of vaccines. Recent evidences have shown that the widely distributed tetraspanin proteins may provide a platform for the development of novel therapeutic approaches. In this review, we discuss the diversified and important functions of tetraspanins in exosome/extracellular vesicle biology, virus-host interactions, virus-mediated vesicular trafficking, modulation of immune mechanism(s), and their possible role(s) in host antiviral defense mechanism(s) through interactions with noncoding RNAs. We also highlight the role of tetraspanins in the development of novel therapeutics to target arthropod-borne flaviviral diseases.

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© 2021 Ahmed, Neelakanta and Sultana. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Original Publication Citation

Ahmed, W., Neelakanta, G., & Sultana, H. (2021). Tetraspanins as potential therapeutic candidates for targeting flaviviruses. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 1-13, Article 630571. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.630571

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