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Studies of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) tropism for T cells support their role in viral transport to the skin during primary infection. Multiparametric single-cell mass cytometry demonstrates that, instead of preferentially infecting skin-homing T cells, VZV alters cell signaling and remodels surface proteins to enhance T cell skin trafficking. Viral proteins dispensable in skin, such as that encoded by open reading frame 66, are necessary in T cells. Interference with VZV T cell tropism may offer novel strategies for drug and vaccine design.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26792747 PMCID: PMC4794656 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.03375-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103