Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus complement control protein (KCP) and glycoprotein K8.1 are not required for viral infection in vitro or in vivo .
Murali MunirajuLorraine Z MutsvungumaIvana G ReidelGabriela M EscalanteSimeon CuaWebster MusondaJonathan Calero-LandaMafalda A FareloEsther RodriguezZhou LiJavier Gordon OgemboPublished in: Journal of virology (2024)
in a humanized mouse model, thus providing evidence that these viral glycoproteins are not required for KSHV infection.