In the lab, they infected those cells with a virus carrying genes that create T-cell receptors, essentially homing devices for, in this case, melanoma.
The character of cell receptors is one of the key factors contribute to virus tropism.
细胞受体是决定口蹄疫病毒宿主特异性和组织特异性的主要因素之一。
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The researchers believe CCL5 itself attached to those receptors, preventing the virus from using it. In this way, it prevented HIV-associated dementia.