Cell-to-Cell Spread of Retroviruses.docVIP

Viruses 2010, 2, 1306-1321; doi:10.3390/v2061306 OPEN ACCESS viruses ISSN 1999-4915 /journal/viruses Review Cell-to-Cell Spread of Retroviruses Quentin J. Sattentau The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, The University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX13RE, UK; E-Mail: quentin.sattentau@path.ox.ac.uk; Tel.: +44 1865 275511; Fax: +44 1865 275515 Received: 19 April 2010; in revised form: 2 June 2010 / Accepted: 3 June 2010 / Published: 10 June 2010 Abstract: Viruses from several families use direct cell-to-cell infection to disseminate between cells. Retroviruses are a relative