C-X-C motif chemokine 14, CXC chemokine in breast and kidney, MIP-2 gamma, bolekine, breast and kidney, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 14, chemokine BRAK, small inducible cytokine subfamily B (Cys-X-Cys), member 14 (BRAK), small-inducible cytokine B14, tumor-suppr,
This antimicrobial gene belongs to the cytokine gene family which encode secreted proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The protein encoded by this gene is structurally related to the CXC (Cys-X-Cys) subfamily of cytokines. Members of this subfamily are characterized by two cysteines separated by a single amino acid. This cytokine displays chemotactic activity for monocytes but not for lymphocytes, dendritic cells, neutrophils or macrophages. It has been implicated that this cytokine is involved in the homeostasis of monocyte-derived macrophages rather than in inflammation. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014]
Name: C X C motif chemokine 14 (Chemokine BRAK) (MIP 2G) (Small inducible cytokine B14)
Length: 111 Mass: 13,078
Tissue specificity: Expressed in heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. Highly expressed in normal tissue without inflammatory stimuli and infrequently expressed in cancer cell lines. Weakly expressed in monocyte-derive
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