M-CSF drives alveolar macrophage plasticity during development and cytomegalovirus infection
Sebastian Baasch, Alina Nelipovich, Zhibek Zhumadilova, Julia Henschel, Nisreen Ghanem, Clarissa-Laura Döring, Philipp Aktories, Leonhard Wagner, Agnibesh Dey, Domien Vanneste, Martin Helmstädter, Katrin Kierdorf, Julia Kolter, Gabriele Lubatti, S Sagar, , Philipp Henneke
This study shows that M-CSF drives alveolar macrophage plasticity during development and CMV infection, increasing ISG expression and modulating infection susceptibility.
bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2026 · PreprintImmunology