| Literature DB >> 2154612 |
G R Nemerow1, J J Mullen, P W Dickson, N R Cooper.
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), an oncogenic herpesvirus of humans, displays selective tropism for B lymphocytes and epithelial cells. EBV tropism is thought to be determined in part by a unique host cell receptor termed CR2 (CD21). Although previous studies have demonstrated that CR2 mediates EBV binding to B cells, its role in initiating EBV infection and B-cell transformation is less certain. In the studies reported here, soluble recombinant CR2 was shown to cause substantial inhibition of EBV infection of B cells in vitro, indicating that CR2 binding initiates EBV infection. Soluble CR2 may represent a therapeutic agent for acute and chronic EBV infections in humans.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2154612 PMCID: PMC249254 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.64.3.1348-1352.1990
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103