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Substitution of L162 with alanine or glycine (L162A or L162G) selectively disrupted NS5 recruitment of the ZSWIM8-CUL3 E3 ubiquitin ligase, thereby preserving STAT2 stability and restoring IFN signaling. Recombinant ZIKV carrying these mutations exhibited reduced replication and enhanced ISG induction in human cells, defects fully rescued by STAT2 knockout. In A129 mice (type I IFN receptor deficient), mutant and WT viruses replicated comparably, but in human STAT2 knock-in mice, ZIKV-NS5\n                    <jats:sup>L162G<\/jats:sup>\n                    exhibited markedly reduced viral loads and disease. In pregnant human STAT2 knock-in mice, the mutant also reduced placental and fetal viral burdens and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Notably, infection with ZIKV-NS5\n                    <jats:sup>L162G<\/jats:sup>\n                    elicited robust neutralizing antibody and T cell responses that conferred protection against WT challenge. 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