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Cell-to-cell transmission of viruses

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Zhong, Peng, Agosto, Luis M, Munro, James B, Mothes, Walther·2013·Current Opinion in Virology

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The life cycle of most viruses involves the release of particles into the extracellular space. Consequently, the study of virus egress as well as virus entry has focused almost exclusively on the biology of cell-free virus. However, cell-free virus spread is often very inefficient. Specific barriers, either located in the donor cell or in the target cell, prevent efficient spread by the cell-free mode. In contrast, viral spread by direct cell-cell contact is largely unaffected by most of these barriers resulting in preferential spread by cell-to-cell transmission. Virus cell-to-cell transmission allows an efficient coordination of several steps of the viral life cycle. It often involves complex inter-cellular adhesion, cellular polarity and intra-cellular trafficking. Because virus cell-to-cell transmission can involve transmission through zones of tight cell-cell contact that are resistant to neutralizing antibodies and reach a high local particle concentration, cell-to-cell transmission can contribute to the pathogenesis of viral infections.

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Authors
Zhong, P., Agosto, L. M., Munro, J. B., & Mothes, W.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Mothes, Walther
Venue
Current Opinion in Virology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-02
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
44-50
ISSN
1879-6257 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1966635724
Cited by
231
References
69
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FWCI
1.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Virology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Cancer Research Institute
  • Yale University
  • China Scholarship Council
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA098727)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI084096)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › HIV Research and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
Keywords
cell-to-cell transmission, viral egress, viral entry, viral life cycle, cell-cell adhesion, cell polarity, intracellular trafficking, neutralizing antibodies, viral pathogenesis, viral spread
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Adhesion, HIV, Humans, Models, Biological, Vaccinia virus, Virus Internalization, Virus Release

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