Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis-Causing Adenoviruses Induce MUC16 Ectodomain Release To Infect Ocular Surface Epithelial Cells

ABSTRACT Human adenoviruses (HAdV), species D in particular (HAdV-D), are frequently associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC). Although the infection originates at the ocular surface epithelium, the mechanisms by which HAdV-Ds bypass the membrane-associated mucin (MAM)-rich glycocalyx of...

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Auteurs principaux: Balaraj B. Menon, Xiaohong Zhou, Sandra Spurr-Michaud, Jaya Rajaiya, James Chodosh, Ilene K. Gipson
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/d3fd5570a07a4b0eae47eb608bbe164d
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