title: Gut Nod2 calls the bone marrow for monocyte reinforcements.
abstract: Nod2 is an intracellular sensor linked to Crohn's disease, an inflammatory malady of the intestinal tract. In this issue of Immunity, Kim et al. (2011) demonstrate that Nod2 is responsible for regulating monocyte-attracting chemokines to the inflamed gut.
authors: Departments of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. peter.murray@stjude.org
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Murray