"Alphavirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of TOGAVIRIDAE, also known as Group A arboviruses, serologically related to each other but not to other Togaviridae. The viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes. The type species is the SINDBIS VIRUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000524
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.850.054
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| Concept/Terms |
Alphavirus- Alphavirus
- Alpha Virus
- Alpha Viruses
- Arboviruses, Group A
- Arbovirus, Group A
- Group A Arbovirus
- Group A Arboviruses
- Alphaviruses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alphavirus" by people in Profiles.
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Investigating antibody cross-reactivity and transmission dynamics of alphaviruses and flaviviruses using a multiplex serological assay. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 15; 17(1).
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Structural elucidation of a unique binding mode by an intact alphavirus human IgG molecule to a quaternary epitope. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 19; 16(1):7716.
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Pan-protective anti-alphavirus human antibodies target a conserved E1 protein epitope. Cell. 2021 08 19; 184(17):4414-4429.e19.
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Therapeutic alphavirus cross-reactive E1 human antibodies inhibit viral egress. Cell. 2021 08 19; 184(17):4430-4446.e22.
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Human mAbs Broadly Protect against Arthritogenic Alphaviruses by Recognizing Conserved Elements of the Mxra8 Receptor-Binding Site. Cell Host Microbe. 2020 11 11; 28(5):699-711.e7.
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Dengue, West Nile virus, chikungunya, Zika-and now Mayaro? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 08; 11(8):e0005462.
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Immunogenicity and efficacy of alphavirus-derived replicon vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus in nonhuman primates. Vaccine. 2016 Feb 10; 34(7):950-6.
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Broadly Neutralizing Alphavirus Antibodies Bind an Epitope on E2 and Inhibit Entry and Egress. Cell. 2015 Nov 19; 163(5):1095-1107.
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An antiviral role for antimicrobial peptides during the arthropod response to alphavirus replication. J Virol. 2013 Apr; 87(8):4272-80.
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The structure of barmah forest virus as revealed by cryo-electron microscopy at a 6-angstrom resolution has detailed transmembrane protein architecture and interactions. J Virol. 2011 Sep; 85(18):9327-33.