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Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are actin-rich intercellular membrane extensions that have been found to mediate intercellular communication and facilitate the cell-to-cell transmisssion of viruses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Immunofluorescence analysis, confocal imaging, time-lapse photography, in situ sectioning transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were employed to characterize the structure and function of PRV-induced TNTs in SK-N-SH cells widely utilized in neuroscience research. A cell compartment co-culture model was further constructed in this study, and the morphological differences in TNTs, as well as the corresponding viral transmission efficiency under immune pressure, were statistically analyzed and compared between different PRV strains. 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