FHL1A is a crucial host factor for alphavirus infection but its impact on pathogenesis is unclear. Here, the authors use a FHL1−/− knockout mouse model to show that the FHL1 splice variant impacts arthritis and myositis after chikungunya or o’nyong-nyong infections but not Ross River or mayaro virus infection.
- Wern Hann Ng
- Xiang Liu
- Suresh Mahalingam