Monocyte chemoattractant protein: Difference between revisions
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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Human synthetic monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 ( | '''Human synthetic monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP)''' belongs to the superfamily of chemokines, which are proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The gene for MCP1 is on chromosome 17 in region 17q11.2-q12. The superfamily can be subdivided into 4 smaller groups, depending on the N-ter arangment of the cysteines. The MCP-1<ref>PMID:8170963</ref> is also known as '''chemokine (C-C motif) ligand''' or '''CCL2''' or: | ||
- small inducible cytokine A2 (SCYA2) | - small inducible cytokine A2 (SCYA2) | ||
- MCAF | - MCAF |