chemokine
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Chemokine — [zu griechisch kineĩn »bewegen«], Immunologie: Zytokine … Universal-Lexikon
Chemokine — Small cytokines (intecrine/chemokine), interleukin 8 like Solution structure of interleukin 8, a chemokine of the CXC subfamily Identifiers Symbol IL8 … Wikipedia
Chemokine — Dreidimensionale Struktur des Chemokins Interleukin 8 (CXCL8) in seiner dimeren Form Chemokine (Name abgeleitet aus chemotaktische Zytokine), sind eine Gruppe der Zytokine, also kleine Signalproteine, die bei Zellen eine Wanderungsbewegung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chemokine — One of a large group of proteins that act as lures and were first found attracting white blood cells. The chemokines are involved in a wide variety of processes including acute and chronic types of inflammation, infectious diseases, and cancer.… … Medical dictionary
chemokine receptors — are G protein linked serpentine receptors that, in addition to binding chemokines, are used as co receptors for the binding of immunodeficiency viruses (HIV, SIV, FIV) to leucocytes. CXCR4 is a co receptor for T tropic viruses, CCR5 for… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Chemokine receptor — Typical structure of a chemokine receptor, with seven transmembrane domains and a characteristic DRY motif in the second intracellular domain. Chemokine receptors are usually linked to a G protein through which they signal. Chemokine receptors… … Wikipedia
Chemokine receptor — A molecule that receives a chemokine and a chemokine dock. A chemokine is a protein that acts as a lure. Chemokines are involved in inflammation, cancer, and infectious diseases. Several chemokine receptors are essential coreceptors for HIV … Medical dictionary
chemokine — noun Etymology: chem + kine (as in cytokine) Date: 1992 any of a group of cytokines produced by various cells (as at sites of inflammation) that stimulate chemotaxis in white blood cells (as neutrophils and T cells) … New Collegiate Dictionary
chemokine — noun Any of various cytokines, produced during inflammation, that organize the leukocytes. Syn: eotaxin … Wiktionary
chemokine — che·mo·kine … English syllables
