Epstein-Barr virus tegument protein BGLF2 in exosomes released from virus-producing cells facilitates de novo infection.
Yoshitaka SatoMasahiro YaguchiYusuke OkunoHanako IshimaruKen SagouSomi OzakiTakeshi SuzukiTomoki InagakiMiki UmedaTakahiro WatanabeMasahiro FujimuroTakayuki MurataHiroshi KimuraPublished in: Cell communication and signaling : CCS (2022)
The EBV tegument protein BGLF2 is encapsulated in exosomes and released by infected cells to facilitate the establishment of EBV infection. These findings suggest that tegument proteins support viral infection not only between the envelope and nucleocapsid, as well as in extraviral particles such as exosomes. Video abstract.