| Literature DB >> 25505060 |
Andrea Longatti1, Bryan Boyd2, Francis V Chisari1.
Abstract
In this study, we show that replication-competent subgenomic hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA can be transferred to permissive Huh7 cells, leading to the establishment of viral RNA replication. Further, we show that these events are mediated by exosomes rather than infectious virus particles. If similar events occur in vivo, this could represent a novel, albeit inefficient, mechanism of viral spread and immune escape.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25505060 PMCID: PMC4325714 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02721-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103