Extracellular vesicles from wild-type Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B-cells export host DNA and EBV EBER1
Michelle L. Pleet, Rose Peterson, Stephanie Chidester, Emily H. Stack, Madeleine R. Druker, Jubin George, Charlotte V. Dagli, Abaigeal Donaldson, Joanna Palade, Elizabeth D. Hutchins, Chang‐Sook Hong, Nyater Ngouth, Joan M. Ohayon, Maria Chiara Monaco, Jason E. Savage, , Steven Jacobson
The paper identifies extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from EBV-transformed B-cells as a vehicle for exporting host DNA and EBV EBER1 RNA, linking peripheral EBV infection to distal tissue signaling in MS.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintImmunology