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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 5, 998–1012 (1 December 2004) | doi:10.1038/nrm1529

Viral hijacking of G-protein-coupled-receptor signalling networks

Akrit Sodhi , Silvia Montaner & J. Silvio Gutkind

Viruses use a surprising diversity of approaches to hijack G-protein-coupled receptors and harness their activated intracellular signalling pathways. All of these approaches ultimately function to ensure viral replicative success and often contribute to their pathogenesis. Indeed, a single virus might deploy a repertoire of these strategies to regulate key intracellular survival, proliferative and chemotactic pathways. Understanding the contribution of these biochemical routes to viral pathogenesis might facilitate the development of effective target-specific therapeutic strategies against viral diseases.