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herpesvirus 8 VP23

a minor capsid protein; HHV-8 VP23 is a specific marker for productively infected cells

Also Known As:

VP23, herpesvirus 8; HHV-8 VP23

Networked: 1 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Viral Proteins: 4250
    - Viral Structural Proteins: 171
      - Nucleocapsid Proteins: 749
        Capsid Proteins: 1406
        herpesvirus 8 VP23: 1

Experts

1.	Schmid, Holger: 1 article (08/2005)
2.	Zietz, Christian: 1 article (08/2005)

Related Diseases

1.	Kaposi Sarcoma (Kaposi's Sarcoma) 08/01/2005 - "A comprehensive series of angiosarcomas (n = 40) as well as positive and negative control tissues from patients with Kaposi's sarcoma, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated multicentric Castleman's disease or juvenile haemangioma, respectively, was analysed with two sensitive methods: immunohistochemical staining for the HHV-8 latency-associated nuclear antigen 1 (LANA-1); and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HHV-8 VP23 DNA sequences. "
2.	Hemangiosarcoma (Angiosarcoma) 08/01/2005 - "A comprehensive series of angiosarcomas (n = 40) as well as positive and negative control tissues from patients with Kaposi's sarcoma, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated multicentric Castleman's disease or juvenile haemangioma, respectively, was analysed with two sensitive methods: immunohistochemical staining for the HHV-8 latency-associated nuclear antigen 1 (LANA-1); and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HHV-8 VP23 DNA sequences. "
3.	Multi-centric Castleman's Disease 08/01/2005 - "A comprehensive series of angiosarcomas (n = 40) as well as positive and negative control tissues from patients with Kaposi's sarcoma, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated multicentric Castleman's disease or juvenile haemangioma, respectively, was analysed with two sensitive methods: immunohistochemical staining for the HHV-8 latency-associated nuclear antigen 1 (LANA-1); and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HHV-8 VP23 DNA sequences. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	latency-associated nuclear antigen