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ArticleJournal of virology2011

Differentiated neuroblastoma cells provide a highly efficient model for studies of productive varicella-zoster virus infection of neuronal cells.

Jenna Christensen, Megan Steain, Barry Slobedman, Allison Abendroth

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Article in Journal of virology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Jenna ChristensenDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, New South Wales, Australia.
Megan Steain
Barry Slobedman
Allison Abendroth

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a highly species-specific herpesvirus that targets sensory ganglionic neurons. This species specificity has limited the study of many aspects of VZV pathogenesis, including neuronal infection. We report development of a highly efficient neuroblastoma cell model to study productive VZV infection of neuronal cells. We show that differentiation of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells yields a homogenous population of neuron-like cells that are permissive to the full VZV replicative cycle. These cells supported productive infection by both laboratory and clinical VZV isolates, including the live varicella vaccine. This model may enable rapid identification of genetic determinants facilitating VZV neurotropism.

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Cell Culture TechniquesCell Line, TumorGanglia, SensoryHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansNeuroblastomaNeurons

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PMID21632750
PMCPMC3147949

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