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SUBMITTER: Daley-Bauer LP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3412053 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Daley-Bauer Lisa P LP Wynn Grace M GM Mocarski Edward S ES
Immunity 20120701 1
Inflammatory monocytes are key early responders to infection that contribute to pathogen-host interactions in diverse ways. Here, we report that the murine cytomegalovirus-encoded CC chemokine, MCK2, enhanced CCR2-dependent recruitment of these cells to modulate antiviral immunity, impairing virus-specific CD8(+) T cell expansion and differentiation into effector cytotoxic T lymphocytes, thus reducing the capacity to eliminate viral antigen-bearing cells and slowing viral clearance. Adoptive tra ...[more]