When normalized to genome copies, RRV-YFP gHΔ21–27 infection on human Raji lymphoblasts was comparable to RRV-YFP wt infection while mutation of the Eph-interaction motif lead to an ~90% decrease in infection, indicating preferential infection through Eph family receptors, albeit at low levels, as mentioned above. This evidence concerns the gene EPHA1 and infection.