Table 1

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

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
?



HHV6a
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

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

Lüttichau Virology Journal 2008 5:50   doi:10.1186/1743-422X-5-50