Herpes simplex virus dances with amyloid precursor protein while exiting the cell.

Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV1) replicates in epithelial cells and secondarily enters local sensory neuronal processes, traveling retrograde to the neuronal nucleus to enter latency. Upon reawakening newly synthesized viral particles travel anterograde back to the epithelial cells of the lip, causing t...

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Main Authors: Shi-Bin Cheng, Paulette Ferland, Paul Webster, Elaine L Bearer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3069030?pdf=render