Table 1.

KSHV antigens that might become the basis for effective KSHV vaccines.

	Common name	Gene	Function	Reference
Structural proteins	gB	ORF8	Glycoprotein, cell fusion	125
	gH	ORF22	Glycoprotein, binds ephrin receptors	75
	gL	ORF47	Glycoprotein, binds ephrin receptors	75
	K8.1	ORFK8.1	Glycoprotein, binds heparan sulfate	126
	KSHV complement-binding protein (KCP)	ORF4	Glycoprotein, binds heparan sulfate and complement	127
	gM	ORF39	Glycoprotein, cell fusion	77
	gN	ORF53	Glycoprotein, cell fusion	77
	ORF27	ORF27	Glycoprotein	128
	ORF28	ORF28	Glycoprotein	129
	ORF68	ORF68	Glycoprotein	130
Non-structural proteins	Latency-associated nuclear antigen 1 (LANA1)	ORF73	Latent genome maintenance	131
	K1	ORFK1	Signaling glycoprotein	132
	Viral Interleukin 6 (vlL6)	vlL6	Homolog to human IL6	133
	Viral G protein-coupled receptor (vGPCR)	ORF74	Signaling GPCR	134