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Table 1 Chemokines encoded by human viruses and their human and murine chemokine receptor targets.

From: The herpesvirus 8 encoded chemokines vCCL2 (vMIP-II) and vCCL3 (vMIP-III) target the human but not the murine lymphotactin receptor

Virus

Gene

Protein

human chemokine receptor targets

Ref

also targeting the corresponding murine chemokine receptor

Ref

CMV

UL146

vCXCL1

Selective CXCR2 agonist

11

No

20

 

UL147

vCXCL2

?

   

HHV6 a

U83B

vCCL4

Selective CCR2 agonist

9

?

 

HHV8

K6

vCCL1 (vMIP-I)

Selective CCR8 agonist

3,5,10

Yes

18

 

K4

vCCL2 (vMIP-II)

Broadspectrum chemokine receptor

   
   

antagonist

   
   

CCR1

6,7

Yes

19

   

CCR2

6,7

Yes

19

   

CCR5

6,7

Yes

19

   

XCR1

7

No

This paper

   

CX3CR1

7

?

 
   

CXCR4

6,7

?

 
   

CCR3 agonist

17

?

 
 

K4.1

vCCL3 (vMIP-III)

Selective XCR1 agonist

10

No

This paper

MCV

MC148

MCC

Selective CCR8 antagonist

7

No

18

  1. aThe protein product from the U83 gene of HHV6A has not been included as its signal sequence include a premature stop codon.