CX3CR1 and lung cancer: However, its potential function in the irradiated TME remains unknown.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A mouse lung cancer model was performed by subcutaneously inoculating Lewis Lung Carcinoma (LLC) cells expressing luciferase (Luc-2) and mCherry cells in CX3CR1<sup>GFP/GFP</sup>, CX3CR1<sup>DTR/+</sup>, and wild-type (WT) mice.