Assembly of the murine leukemia virus is directed towards sites of cell-cell contact.

We have investigated the underlying mechanism by which direct cell-cell contact enhances the efficiency of cell-to-cell transmission of retroviruses. Applying 4D imaging to a model retrovirus, the murine leukemia virus, we directly monitor and quantify sequential assembly, release, and transmission...

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Main Authors: Jing Jin, Nathan M Sherer, Gisela Heidecker, David Derse, Walther Mothes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19636361/?tool=EBI