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JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
Volume 94, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02120-19
Keywords
TNT; antibodies; intercellular; spread; tunneling nanotubes; virus
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- FWO-Vlaanderen [G019617N, G060119N]
- Special Research Fund of Ghent University (GOA grant) [01G01317]
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Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are actin-based intercellular conduits that connect distant cells and allow intercellular transfer of molecular information, including genetic information, proteins, lipids, and even organelles. Besides providing a means of intercellular communication, TNTs may also be hijacked by pathogens, particularly viruses, to facilitate their spread. Viruses of many different families, including retroviruses, herpesviruses, orthomyxoviruses, and several others have been reported to trigger the formation of TNTs or TNT-like structures in infected cells and use these structures to efficiently spread to uninfected cells. In the current review, we give an overview of the information that is currently available on viruses and TNT-like structures, and we discuss some of the standing questions in this field.
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