ReviewJournal of virology2020
Bridging the Gap: Virus Long-Distance Spread via Tunneling Nanotubes.
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60 citing papers in PubMed.
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- α-Synuclein triggers intercellular nanotubes formation to prevent apoptosis in astroglia by promoting stemness.Cell & bioscience · 2026Article
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- Tunneling nanotubes: a new dimension of intercellular communication and recent progress.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Review
- The molecular architecture of tunneling nanotubes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Intercellular Communication via Mitotic Nanotubes is Influenced by Connexin-43 Trafficking and Actin Remodeling.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Type-1 inflammatory imprinting and programmed responsiveness to CD40L enhance Siglec-1-dependent HIV-1 trans-infection by dendritic cells.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
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- Spatially structured models of viral dynamics: a scoping review.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025Article
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- Induction of tunnelling nanotube-like structures by influenza A viruses requires the onset of apoptosis.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
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- Zika virus NS1 drives tunneling nanotube formation for mitochondrial transfer and stealth transmission in trophoblasts.Nature communications · 2025Article
- IntracellularFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis arenavirus utilises intercellular connections for cell to cell spread.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Invisible Bridges: Unveiling the Role and Prospects of Tunneling Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy.Molecular pharmaceutics · 2024Review
- Virus stealth technology: Tools to study virus cell-to-cell transmission.PLoS pathogens · 2024Review
- Phalloidin-PAINT: Enhanced quantitative nanoscale imaging of F-actin.Biophysical journal · 2024Article
- Nectin1 is a pivotal host factor involved in attachment and entry of red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus in the early stages of the viral life cycle.Journal of virology · 2024Article
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Abstract
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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