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HCMV US28 receptor exhibits broad chemokine signaling degeneracy

This chain explains how the human cytomegalovirus US28 protein functions as a highly degenerate G protein-coupled receptor, capable of binding multiple chemokine agonists including fractalkine, impacting inflammatory signaling pathways.

Confidence
90%
◑partialactivecomplexity: mid

Reasoning Steps (3)

US28 is a viral GPCR homolog encoding functional chemokine receptorsStep 1
Selective recognition of fractalkine by US28 receptorStep 2
US28 signals with agonists of nearly unlimited structural degeneracyStep 3

Source

Synthesis for current paper

Connections (1)

Viral US28 signals with chemokine agonist degeneracyAssociation