Figure 4.
Alignment of K1 amino acid sequences of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8). VR1 and VR2, variable regions 1 and 2. The dots below the sequence indicate cysteine residues. Underlining indicates potential N-linked glycosylation sites. Cases 1–3, classic Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) (cases 1–3 in table 3); case 4, AIDS associated KS (case 9 in table 3); case 5, RM-P1 cells (case 19 in table 3); case 6, granuloma pyogenicum (case 12 in table 3); control, TY-1 cells.