title: Adenovirus infection: taking the back roads to viral entry.
abstract: Certain virus receptors are sequestered on the basolateral surface of polarized epithelial cells. A recent study has shown how adenovirus--and perhaps other viruses--are able to overcome this physical barrier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Danika L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Goosney
authors.forename: Glen R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Nemerow
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016764:Cell Polarity; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000378:metabolism*; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D019108:Tight Junctions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011991:Receptors, Virus