Abstract
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) expressing viral T antigens is a common feature of most Merkel cell carcinomas, a primary neuroendocrine skin tumor. MCPyV has been difficult to propagate invitro. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Liu etal. (2016) report that human dermal fibroblasts support productive MCPyV infection.
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