Review Article

Function of Membrane Rafts in Viral Lifecycles and Host Cellular Response

Table 1

Function of membrane rafts in enveloped DNA viruses.

FamilyVirusProcess

Epstein-Barr virus
(EBV)
Entry
Herpes simplex virus-1
(HSV-1)
Entry
Assembly
Progeny virus infectivity
Alzheimer’s disease susceptibility
Porcine herpesvirus-1
(pseudorabies virus)
Entry
Viral spread in neurons
HerpesviridaeHuman herpesvirus-6
(HHV-6)
Entry
Assembly
Human herpesvirus-8
(HHV-8)
Entry
Viral immune evasion
Persistent infection
Murine cytomegalovirus
(MCMV)
Assembly
Lymphotropic herpesvirus saimiri
(HVS)
Lymphoma
PoxviridaeVaccinia virusEntry
Penetration