Chemokines encoded by herpesviruses.

ABSTRACT: Viruses use diverse strategies to elude the immune system, including copying and repurposing host cytokine and cytokine receptor genes. For herpesviruses, the chemokine system of chemotactic cytokines and receptors is a common source of copied genes. Here, we review the current state of knowledge about herpesvirus-encoded chemokines and discuss their possible roles in viral pathogenesis, as well as their clinical potential as novel anti-inflammatory agents or targets for new antiviral strategies.

SUBMITTER: Pontejo SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638632 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature