The receptor tyrosine kinase EphA2 is identified as an EBV entry and fusion receptor in epithelial cells. EphA2 depletion or absence, or the use of anti-EphA2 antibodies, precludes infection of epithelial cell lines and oropharyngeal carcinoma cells.
- Jia Chen
- Karthik Sathiyamoorthy
- Richard Longnecker