The virome, increasingly recognized as a critical component of the mammalian microbiota, modulates host physiology. An antiviral treatment approach reveals that, via RIG-I signaling, the commensal virome is essential for the homeostasis of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes.
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Lee, S., Baldridge, M.T. Viruses RIG up intestinal immunity. Nat Immunol 20, 1563–1564 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-019-0530-y
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