KSHV non-structural membrane proteins involved in the activation of intracellular signaling pathways and the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma

Current Opinion in Virology

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-19

  Abere, Bizunesh ^a,b   Schulz, Thomas F ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

K1 PROTEIN; K15 PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VGPCR PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR, HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; K1 PROTEIN, HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; K15 PROTEIN, HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; VIRAL PROTEIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; KAPOSI SARCOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS REPLICATION; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CARCINOGENESIS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, CHEMOKINE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84983000326     PISSN: 18796257     EISSN: 18796265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2016.07.008     Document Type: Review

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