Herpes simplex virus type 1 modifies the protein composition of extracellular vesicles to promote neurite outgrowth and neuroinfection

ABSTRACT The highly prevalent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) causes a range of diseases, including cold sores, blinding keratitis, and life-threatening encephalitis. HSV-1 initially replicates in epithelial cells, enters the peripheral nervous system via neurites, and establishes lifelong infec...

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Main Authors: Guorong Sun, Kai Alexander Kropp, Marieluise Kirchner, Nina Plückebaum, Anton Selich, Manutea Serrero, Akshay Dhingra, Jorge Rubén Cabrera, Birgit Ritter, Rudolf Bauerfeind, Emanuel Wyler, Markus Landthaler, Axel Schambach, Beate Sodeik, Philipp Mertins, Abel Viejo-Borbolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-02-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03308-23