Macrophage inhibitory factor


Macrophage inhibitory factor (MIF) is an inflammatory cytokine. MIF is released to the blood stream upon stimulation of white blood cells by bacterial antigens. MIF contains two different catalytic sites. A phenylpyruvate tautomerase site is located in the N terminal. A disulfide reductase site is located in the tetrapeptide Cys-Ala-Leu-Cys in position 57-60.

Structure of human macrophage inhibitory factor trimer complex with inhibitor, glycerol and sulfate (PDB entry 2ooh)

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3D structures of macrophage inhibitory factor3D structures of macrophage inhibitory factor

Updated on 04-May-2015

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