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A bacteria–chemokine double act repairs the skin

A complex formed by the chemokine CXCL10 and commensal skin microbiota–derived DNA is a crucial component that triggers type I IFN responses to facilitate skin repair.

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Fig. 1: Commensal bacteria facilitate wound healing responses.

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This work was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health.

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Nadella, V., Nagao, K. A bacteria–chemokine double act repairs the skin. Nat Immunol 21, 966–967 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-020-0755-9

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