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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Eye Res. 2010 Jun;35(6):445–450. doi: 10.3109/02713681003734841

TABLE 1.

Importance for Entry of HSV-1/HSV-2 Receptors and Co-Receptors by Ocular Cell Type

HCjE HCorE SF TM RPE
Nectin-1 +++/unknown +++/unknown −/− −/− +++/+++
HVEM ++/unknown ++/unknown −/+++ +++/unknown ++/++
3O-S HS +/− −/− +++/− unknown/− −/−
PILR-α −/unknown +/unknown unknown/unknown unknown/unknown +/−

Note: The importance of receptors for entry are given for HSV-1 followed by HSV-2 for each ocular cell type. +++ means primary receptor, ++ means secondary receptor, + means co-receptor or otherwise less important for entry. A minus sign (−) denotes that either the receptor is not important for entry or it is not expressed. The unknowns are primarily for HSV-2 entry and PILR-α. HCjE = human conjunctival epithelial cells, HCorE = human corneal epithelial cells, SF = human corneal stromal fibroblasts, TM = human trabecular meshwork cells, RPE = human retinal pigment epithelial cells, HVEM = herpes virus entry mediator, 3O-S HS = 3-O sulfated heparan sulfate, PILR-α = paired immunoglobulin-like 2 receptor.