Nanotubes connect cancer cells and destroy recipient cells by transmitting oncolytic virus to the target cell. This video shows the formation of long tunneling nanotubes between malignant mesothelioma (JMN) cells infected with eGFP-expressing an engineered therapeutic oncolytic virus (NV1066).

Captured using confocal fluorescence microscopy. Originally published in Ady et al. (2016).

Video courtesy of Justin Ady, Joshua Carson, Kelly Mojica, Yuman Fong, and Emil Lou; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, City of Hope National Medical Center, and University of Minnesota.

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