Adenovirus infection: taking the back roads to viral entry.
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.
Goosney
Danika L
DL
Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Nemerow
Glen R
GR
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
D011991:Receptors, Virus