Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects epithelial cells and is associated with epithelial malignancies. Although EBV reactivation is induced by epithelial differentiation, the available methods for differentiation are not widely used. In a recent study, Caves et al. (mSphere 3:e00152-18, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00152-18) explored the use of a new transwell-based air-liquid interface (ALI) system to differentiate EBV-infected nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. They found that cells cultured in the ALI system expressed markers of differentiation and supported complete EBV reactivation. This system offers an easy method for differentiation that could be widely adopted. This system could be extended to other epithelial cell types.
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