Herpes Virus Fusion and Entry: A Story with Many Characters

Herpesviridae comprise a large family of enveloped DNA viruses all of whom employ orthologs of the same three glycoproteins, gB, gH and gL. Additionally, herpesviruses often employ accessory proteins to bind receptors and/or bind the heterodimer gH/gL or even to determine cell tropism. Sorting out h...

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Main Authors: Gary H. Cohen, Claude Krummenacher, Roselyn J. Eisenberg, John R. Gallagher, Tina M. Cairns, Doina Atanasiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
HSV
CMV
EBV
VZV
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/4/5/800