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Why do TAM receptors protect against neuroinvasive viruses despite their known immunosuppressive role?
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The finding that Mertk/Axl deficiency increases viral susceptibility contradicts the established paradigm that TAM receptors dampen antiviral immunity. This unexpected protective role challenges current understanding of TAM receptor function in neuroinvasive infections.
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Source paper: The TAM receptor Mertk protects against neuroinvasive viral infection by maintaining blood-brain barrier integrity. (2015, Nature medicine, PMID:26523970)