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Functional divergence between 2 chemokines is conferred by single amino acid change.
Blood - 25 Nov 2010
Dubrac Alexandre, Quemener Cathy, Lacazette Eric, Lopez Fréderic, Zanibellato Catherine, Wu Wen-Guey, Bikfalvi Andréas, Prats Hervé
Abstract excerpt
CXCL4 and CXCL4L1 are 2 closely related CXC chemokines that exhibit potent antiangiogenic activity. Because interactions with glycosaminoglycans play a crucial role in chemokines activity, we determined the binding parameters of CXCL4 and CXCL4L1 for heparin, heparan sulfate, and chondroitin sulfate B. We further demonstrated that the Leu67/His67 substitution is critical for the decrease in glycan binding of...
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