MIP-II Proteins and Enzymes

Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)/Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encodes a variety of immunomodulatory proteins which were apparently pirated from cellular genes by the virus. Three chemokine-like proteins, vMIP-I, vMIP-II and vMIP-III have been found within the HHV-8 genome. Viral MIP-II cDNA encodes a 94 amino acid (aa) residue p...