Among the common flaviviruses that infect humans, Zika virus, and the contemporary Asian strain in particular, is distinctively associated with microcephaly. Zeng et al. (2020) report in this issue of Cell Stem Cell that strong binding and inhibition of human Dicer enzyme by the capsid protein is a potential mechanism for this unique pathogenic potential.

中文翻译：

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Zika对骰子说没有骰子

在感染人类的​​常见黄病毒中，寨卡病毒（尤其是当代亚洲毒株）与小头畸形明显相关。Zeng等。（2020）在本期《细胞干细胞》中的报告指出，衣壳蛋白对人Dicer酶的强结合和抑制作用是这种独特致病潜能的潜在机制。