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Mutation of Leu25 and Val27 introduces CC chemokine activity into interleukin-8.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Feb 1995
Lusti-Narasimhan M, Power C A, Allet B, Alouani S, Bacon K B, Mermod J J, Proudfoot A E, Wells T N
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a member of the CXC branch of the chemokine superfamily and activates neutrophils but not monocytes. The related CC chemokine branch, which includes monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and RANTES are potent chemoattractants for monocytes but not neutrophils. Examination of the sequences of the CXC chemokines reveals that the highly conserved leucine, corresponding to Leu25 in IL-8,...
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