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Intercellular Junctional Proteins as Receptors and Barriers to Virus Infection and Spread

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Bergelson, Jeffrey M.·2009·Cell Host & Microbe

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Most viruses infect their hosts by crossing the mucosal surfaces of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, or genital tracts, then spread--often through the bloodstream--to other organs; they are shed in bodily secretions to reach new hosts. At each stage in the cycle of infection viruses surmount significant anatomic barriers. This Minireview focuses on the role of intercellular junctions as barriers to virus dissemination, and the somewhat paradoxical observation that several viruses, rather than evading these barriers, target them directly by using junctional proteins as receptors.

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  • Cell-cell junctions hinder viral access to receptors within the epithelial basolateral membrane, an important interaction and entry site for several viruses.

    “They hinder viral access to receptors within the epithelial basolateral membrane, which is an important interaction and entry site for several viruses (18, 19).”
  • Cell-cell junctions act as a barrier to virus entry and dissemination into the airway submucosa.

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Authors
Bergelson, J. M.
Affiliations
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Corresponding author
Bergelson, Jeffrey M.
Venue
Cell Host & Microbe
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-06
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
517-521
ISSN
1931-3128 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2080194840
Cited by
67
References
20
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FWCI
3.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell Host & Microbe (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › interferon and immune responses
Keywords
intercellular junctions, junctional proteins, viral receptor, viral dissemination, mucosal infection, viral shedding, host-virus interaction, tight junctions, adherens junctions, viral pathogenesis
MeSH terms
Intercellular Junctions, Models, Biological, Receptors, Virus, Virus Physiological Phenomena, Virus Attachment, Virus Internalization

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