Chemokine Factsbook - Ligands and Receptors

Provides a catalog of the properties of families of molecules. This volume presents gene organization, amino acid sequences, physicochemical properties, and biological activity. It contains more than 40 entries on chemokines, and chemokine receptors from human or other origin, including IL-8, MCP-1, C5-a, RANTES, Lymphotactin, and CC CKR-1.

List of contents

Introductory Chapters:Introduction.Organization of the Data.Chemokines, An Overview.Chemokine Families.CXC Chemokines.CC Chemokines.Structural Features of Chemokines.Chemokines as Angiogenic and Angiostatic Agents.Chemokines as HIV Suppressive Factors.Chemokine Receptors, An Overview.Chemokines:CXC or I Family Chemokines: IL-8, MGSA, PF4, NAP-2, IP-10, MIP-2, ENA-78, EMF-1, GCP-2, SDF-1, CC or J Family Chemokines: MCP-1, MCP-2, MCP-3, MIP-1a, MIP-1b, RANTES, I-309, C10, HCC-1, C or K Family Chemokines: Lymphotactin, SCM-1.Chemokine Receptors: XC or I Chemokine Receptors: IL-8 Receptor A, IL-8 Receptor B. CC or J Chemokine Receptors: CC CKR-1, CC CKR-2, CC CKR-3, CC CKR-4. Chemoattractant Receptors: C5a Receptor, FPR. Chemoattractant Receptors: PAF Receptor, DARC.Viral Chemokine Receptors: US28, RCRF3.Orphan Chemokine Receptors: CMK-BRL-1, BLR-1/MDR15, HUMSTR, V28, EBI1.Subject Index.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Keller, Keller Margaret, Matthew Newton, Robert Newton, Newton Matthew, Krishna Vaddi, Vaddi Krishna
• Assisted by: Kris Vaddi (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780127099057
• ISBN: 978-0-12-709905-7
• No. of pages: 205
• Series: FactsBook; Factsbook
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Cell Biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, Biochemical immunology, Cellular biology (cytology)