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Prior research has implicated 20E in growth, development, and insecticide resistance. However, little attention has been given to the association between the E20MO gene and DENV2 infection. The transcriptome of Ae. aegypti cells (Aag2 cells) infected with DENV2 revealed the presence of the E20MO gene. The subsequent quantification of E20MO gene expression levels in Aag2 cells post-DENV infection was carried out. A CRISPR\/Cas9 system was utilized to create an E20MO gene knockout cell line (KO), which was then subjected to DENV infection. Analyses of DENV2 copies in KO and wild-type (WT) cells were conducted at different days post-infection (dpi). Plasmids containing E20MO were constructed and transfected into KO cells, with pre- and post-transfection viral copy comparisons. Gene expression levels of E20MO increased after DENV infection. 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