Kaposi's sarcoma–associated herpesvirus is a major oncogenic virus that has been implicated in human cancers. A new study identifies ephrin receptor A2 as a key host receptor for this virus that permits infection of endothelial cells (pages 961–966).
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Boshoff, C. Ephrin receptor: a door to KSHV infection. Nat Med 18, 861–863 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.2803
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