Subconfluent ARPE-19 Cells Display Mesenchymal Cell-State Characteristics and Behave Like Fibroblasts, Rather than Epithelial Cells, in Experimental HCMV Infection Studies.
P. Golconda, M. Andrade-Medina, A. Oberstein
This study shows that subconfluent ARPE-19 cells exhibit mesenchymal fibroblast-like behavior rather than epithelial characteristics during HCMV infection, affecting viral production and spread.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology