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. 2012 Jul 27:1–33. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373741-0.50004-0

TABLE 1.4.

Viruses That Bind to Heparin-Like Glycosaminoglycans

Virus Family High affinity receptor
RNA viruses
 Sindbis Togaviridae High affinity laminin receptor
 Dengue Flaviviridae ???
 Hepatitis C Flaviviridae CD81
 Foot and mouth disease Picornaviridae αvβ3 integrin
 Respiratory syncytial Paramyxoviridae ???
Retroviruses
 HIV-1 Retroviridae CD4 (Ig superfamily)
DNA viruses
 Vaccinia Poxviridae EGF receptor ???
 Human papillomavirus Papillomaviridae Syndecan-1a
 Herpes simplex Herpesviridae HIgR (CD155 family)
 Adeno-associated type 2 Parvoviridae FGFR1

Abbreviations used: EGF receptor, epidermal growth factor receptor; HIgR, herpes immunoglobulin-like receptor; CD155, the poliovirus receptor; FGFR1, human fibroblast growth factor receptor 1.

a

In this case the heparan sulfate proteoglycan appears to be the primary receptor protein.