| Literature DB >> 3029307 |
J W Sixbey, D S Davis, L S Young, L Hutt-Fletcher, T F Tedder, A B Rickinson.
Abstract
Cultured human epithelium bound and internalized radiolabelled Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) within 1 h of exposure. A similar percentage of cultured cells also were reactive with monoclonal antibodies to the EBV/C3d receptor of B lymphocytes. In cross-sections of fresh frozen, stratified epithelium, receptor expression seemed limited to the less differentiated subpopulation of cells. These findings support the notion of direct infection of epithelial cells by EBV and suggest a viral life cycle in epithelium dependent on the stage of cell differentiation.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3029307 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-68-3-805
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Virol ISSN: 0022-1317 Impact factor: 3.891