Chemokine receptors in lymphoid organ homeostasis
โ Scribed by Steffen Jung; Dan R Littman
- Book ID
- 104359095
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 758 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-7915
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โฆ Synopsis
Leukocytes respond to complex patterns of chemoattractant cytokine (chemokine) gradients that guide them to their destinations in secondary lymphoid organs. This directed movement of multiple cell types requires the choreographed expression of specific G-protein-coupled chemokine receptors and both positive and negative regulation of the signal transduction pathways emanating from them.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Chemokines, a large family of small chemoattractive cytokines, and their receptors play an integral role in the regulation of the immune response and homeostasis. The ability of chemokines to attract specific populations of immune cells sets them apart from other chemoattractants. Chemokines produce