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CXCR3 and heparin binding sites of the chemokine IP-10 (CXCL10).
The Journal of biological chemistry - 9 May 2003
Campanella Gabriele S V, Lee Elizabeth M J, Sun Jieti, Luster Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
The chemokine IP-10 (interferon-inducible protein of 10 kDa, CXCL10) binds the G protein-coupled receptor CXCR3, which is found mainly on activated T cells and NK cells, and plays an important role in Th1-type inflammatory diseases. IP-10 also binds to glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), an interaction thought to be important for its sequestration on endothelial and other cells. In this study, we performed an extensive...
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