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p8I provides a mechanism for virus transmission through increased conduit formation: p8I interacts with and enhances the clustering of lymphocyte function–associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) in the plasma membrane, and by doing so facilitates the contact between T cells. This results in the formation of conduits between infected and healthy cells, resulting in virus transmission. It is currently unknown whether this transmission occurs through a virion assembly.
