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Epstein-Barr Virus Entry

Year: 2007

Type: review

Abstract: One of the many conundrums of herpesvirology is why a herpesvirus is so profligate in its use of four or more envelope glycoproteins for entry into a cell when other viruses can manage very well with only one or two. Profligacy does, however, have its advantages. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), originally

Source: Journal of Virology

DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00445-07

Author: Lindsey M. Hutt-Fletcher

Institutions: Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Language: English

Topic: Viral-associated cancers and disorders

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research