title: In-cell infection: bringing uninvited guests.
abstract: Cell-in-cell structures resulting from live cell engulfment were identified more than 100 years ago, but their physiological significance has remained largely obscure. Now Ni et al. identify a new role for cell-in-cell structure formation, called "in-cell infection" that spreads Epstein-Barr virus from infected B cells to epithelial cells, an activity that may predispose to cancer.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Yongchan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Overholtzer
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000821:virology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000821:virology*; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*