Shaw M. Akula

Integrin α3β1 (CD 49c/29) Is a Cellular Receptor for Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8) Entry into the Target Cells

Shaw M. Akula, Naranatt P. Pramod, Fu-Zhang Wang et al. · Cell · 2002 · 376 citations · Full text

Target Cells, Integrin α3β1, Viral Pathogenesis +8

Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (Human Herpesvirus 8) Infection of Human Fibroblast Cells Occurs through Endocytosis

Shaw M. Akula, Pramod P. Naranatt, Neelam-Sharma Walia et al. · Journal of Virology · 2003 · 188 citations · Full text

Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Induces the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-PKC-ζ-MEK-ERK Signaling Pathway in Target Cells Early during Infection: Implications for Infectivity

Pramod P. Naranatt, Shaw M. Akula, Christopher A. Zien et al. · Journal of Virology · 2002 · 176 citations · Full text

Viral Pathogenesis, Immunology, Pathology +17

Human Herpesvirus 8 Interaction with Target Cells Involves Heparan Sulfate

Shaw M. Akula, Fuzhang Wang, Jeffrey Vieira et al. · Virology · 2001 · 172 citations

Molecular Virology, Pathogenesis, Viral Pathogenesis +6

Human Herpesvirus 8 Envelope-Associated Glycoprotein B Interacts with Heparan Sulfate-like Moieties

Shaw M. Akula, Naranatt P. Pramod, Fuzhang Wang et al. · Virology · 2001 · 167 citations

Virus Structure, Molecular Virology, Heparan Sulfate-like Moieties +9