Herpesviruses can hijack the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-mediated cellular signalling networks of their host, which subverts cellular signalling and contributes to viral pathogenesis. In this Review, the authors discuss how herpesvirus-encoded GPCRs could be promising targets in certain inflammatory and proliferative diseases.
- Henry F. Vischer
- Marco Siderius
- Martine J. Smit