This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved Research Article Exploitation of microRNAs by Japanese Encephalitis Virus in human microglial cells † Meghana Rastogi, Neha Srivastava, Sunit K. Singh** Laboratory of Human Molecular Virology & Immunology, Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences , Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi- 221005, India ** Corresponding Author: Sunit Kumar Singh, PhD, Laboratory of Human Molecular Virology & Immunology, Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences , Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India Email: sunitsingh2000@gmail.com † This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: [10.1002/jmv.24995] Additional Supporting Information may be found in the online version of this article. Received 9 June 2017; Revised 24 October 2017; Accepted 9 November 2017 Journal of Medical Virology This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved DOI 10.1002/jmv.24995