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Journal of Virology, October 1999, p. 8857-8866, Vol. 73, No. 10
0022-538X/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Requirement for Cell-to-Cell Contact in Epstein-Barr Virus Infection of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells and Keratinocytes

Yao Chang,1 Che-Huang Tung,2 Yu-Tzu Huang,1 Jean Lu,1 Jen-Yang Chen,1 and Ching-Hwa Tsai1,*

Graduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine,1 and Graduate Institute of Fisheries Science,2 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

Received 22 April 1999/Accepted 6 July 1999

Two nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell lines and one keratinocyte cell line could be infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) by cocultivation with virus-producing cells but not by cell-free virus. Using porous culture inserts to manipulate the cell-to-cell contact, we demonstrated that contact between EBV donor B cells and EBV recipient epithelial cells was required for the infection. Cell-to-cell contact not only provided a CR2-independent route of infection but also enhanced CR2-mediated infection in a synergistic manner. Activity of two EBV promoters (Cp and Wp) and expression of EBNA2 were detected in the infected population. A small proportion of the infected cells spontaneously entered an EBV lytic state, which could be induced prominently by chemical treatment. This study provides information on how EBV may infect epithelial cells in vivo, such as at the onset of NPC development.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Graduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Number 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Phone: 886-2-2397-0800, ext. 8298. Fax: 886-2-2391-5180. E-mail: chtsai{at}ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw.

Journal of Virology, October 1999, p. 8857-8866, Vol. 73, No. 10
0022-538X/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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