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Terminal differentiation into plasma cells initiates the replicative cycle of Epstein-Barr virus in vivo.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 2005
Laichalk Lauri L, Thorley-Lawson David A
Abstract excerpt
In this paper we demonstrate that the cells which initiate replication of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the tonsils of healthy carriers are plasma cells (CD38hi, CD10-, CD19+, CD20lo, surface immunoglobulin negative, and cytoplasmic immunoglobulin positive). We further conclude that differentiation into plasma cells, and not the signals that induce differentiation, initiates viral replication. This was confirmed by...
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