A role for the chemokine RANTES in regulating CD8 T cell responses during chronic viral infection.
RANTES (CCL5) is a chemokine expressed by many hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cell types that plays an important role in homing and migration of effector and memory T cells during acute infections. The RANTES receptor, CCR5, is a major target of anti-HIV drugs based on blocking viral entry. How...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3141034?pdf=render |