Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus: immunobiology, oncogenesis, and therapy

DP Dittmer, B Damania - The Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8, is
the etiologic agent underlying Kaposi sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and multicentric …

Complement evasion strategies of viruses: an overview

P Agrawal, R Nawadkar, H Ojha, J Kumar… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Being a major first line of immune defense, the complement system keeps a constant vigil
against viruses. Its ability to recognize large panoply of viruses and virus-infected cells, and …

KSHV: pathways to tumorigenesis and persistent infection

L Giffin, B Damania - Advances in virus research, 2014 - Elsevier
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8) is
the etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and multicentric …

Molecular biology of KSHV lytic reactivation

P Purushothaman, T Uppal, SC Verma - Viruses, 2015 - mdpi.com
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) primarily persists as a latent episome in
infected cells. During latent infection, only a limited number of viral genes are expressed that …

Molecular biology of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and related oncogenesis

Q Cai, SC Verma, J Lu, ES Robertson - Advances in virus research, 2010 - Elsevier
Abstract Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human
herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), is the most recently identified human tumor virus, and is associated …

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus immune modulation: an overview

SAR Rezaee, C Cunningham… - Journal of General …, 2006 - microbiologyresearch.org
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the most recently discovered human
herpesvirus. It is the aetiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), a tumour frequently …

Immune evasion by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

L Coscoy - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2007 - nature.com
To efficiently establish a persistent infection, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
(KSHV; also known as HHV8) dedicates a large amount of its coding potential to produce …

The novel complement inhibitor human CUB and Sushi multiple domains 1 (CSMD1) protein promotes factor I‐mediated degradation of C4b and C3b and inhibits the …

A Escudero‐Esparza, N Kalchishkova… - The FASEB …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
CUB and Sushi multiple domains 1 (CSMD1) is a transmembrane protein containing 15
consecutive complement control protein (CCP) domains, which are characteristic for …

Molecular biology of KSHV in relation to AIDS-associated oncogenesis

W Greene, K Kuhne, F Ye, J Chen, F Zhou… - Aids-Associated Viral …, 2007 - Springer
In 1872, the famed Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi characterized an “idiopathic
multiple pigmented sarcoma” which is now known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). 424 For most …

[HTML][HTML] The relevance of complement to virus biology

CE Blue, OB Spiller, DJ Blackbourn - Virology, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Complement is a major element of the innate immune response and also serves to link
innate and adaptive immunity. It is an ancient immunological defence system that is thought …