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. 2019 Nov 18;11(11):1073. doi: 10.3390/v11111073

Table 1.

Summary of KSHV glycoprotein interactions with receptors on pertinent cell types. In the left column, several KSHV-susceptible cell types are indicated with corresponding entry receptors indicated adjacently. The top row indicates glycoproteins known to interact with the indicated receptors, which are believed to be important for entry into the cross-referenced cell type. All the listed glycoproteins are known to bind HSPG with the addition of ORF4, which is not listed [33,35]. HSPG is present on the majority of cells with the exception of B cells. * Recent studies show that these interactions may not always be necessary [36,37]. EphA2: Ephrin receptor A2.

Virion Glycoprotein
Cell Type gB gHgL K8.1A
Endothelial α3β1 [38,39], αVβ3 [39], αVβ5 [39] EphA2 [40,41,42]
Epithelial α3β1 [39], αVβ3 [39,43,44], αVβ5 [39] * EphA2 [40,41,42] EphA4 [45]
Fibroblasts α3β1 [38,39], αVβ3 [39], αVβ5 [39]
Monocytes DC-SIGN [46,47], α3β1 [47], αVβ3 [47], αVβ5 [47], αVβ1 [47]
Macrophages DC-SIGN [46]
Dendritic cells DC-SIGN [46]
B cells DC-SIGN (activated B cells) [48] EphA7 in cell–cell spread [49] * K8.1A needed [34]