ArticleJournal of virology2018
Tunneling Nanotubes as a Novel Route of Cell-to-Cell Spread of Herpesviruses.
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- Nonlytic Egress and Transmission in the Virus World.Annual review of biochemistry · 2025Review
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- Tunneling nanotubes provide a new route for bovine viral diarrhea virus spreading.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Cytoskeletal Vimentin Directs Cell-Cell Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Potential Mechanisms of Tunneling Nanotube Formation and Their Role in Pathology Spread in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Proteinopathies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Various types of intercellular connections that are essential for communication between cells are often utilized by pathogens. Recently, a new type of cellular connection, consisting of long, thin, actin-rich membrane extensions named tunneling nanotubes (TNTs), has been shown to play an important role in cell-to-cell spread of HIV and influenza virus. In the present report, we show that TNTs are frequently formed by cells infected by an alphaherpesvirus, bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1). Viral proteins, such as envelope glycoprotein E (gE), capsid protein VP26, and tegument protein Us3, as well as cellular organelles (mitochondria) were detected by immunofluorescence and live-cell imaging of nanotubes formed by bovine primary fibroblasts and oropharynx cells (KOP cells). Time-lapse confocal studies of live cells infected with fluorescently labeled viruses showed that viral particles were transmitted via TNTs. This transfer also occurred in the presence of neutralizing antibodies, which prevented free entry of BoHV-1. We conclude that TNT formation contributes to successful cell-to-cell spread of BoHV-1 and demonstrate for the first time the participation of membrane nanotubes in intercellular transfer of a herpesvirus in live cells.
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