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The fluorescent dyes present in this microscopic view indicate the presence of glucose transporters on the surfaces of cells, which eventually form the lymphomas caused by EBV.
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Biologists shed light on cell reactions to Epstein-Barr Virus

Discoveries made by Duke researchers may help to explain how B-cells respond after infected by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), a member of the herpes virus family. The recent study—led by Micah Luftig, Karyn McFadden and Rigel Kishton—found that when running short of the supply of nucleotides and other cell-building materials, a large population of EBV-infected B-cells stop dividing and arrest, or end the cell cycle, after they hit their first period of rapid growth.