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Rabbit Anti-MIP4/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
This chemotactic factor that attracts lymphocytes but not monocytes or granulocytes may be involved in B cell migration into B cell follicles in lymph nodes. It attracts naive T lymphocytes toward dendritic cells and activated macrophages in lymph nodes, has chemotactic activity for naive T cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and thus may play a role in both humoral and cell-mediated immunity responses. It is expressed at high levels in lung, lymph nodes, placenta, and bone marrow, not expressed by peripheral blood monocytes, and a monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation is a prerequisite for expression. Specifically induced in macrophages by IL4, IL13, and IL10, it belongs to the intercrine beta (chemokine CC) family.
Function:
Chemotactic factor that attracts lymphocytes but not monocytes or granulocytes. May be involved in B-cell migration into B-cell follicles in lymph nodes. Attracts naive T-lymphocytes toward dendritic cells and activated macrophages in lymph nodes, has chemotactic activity for naive T-cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells and thus may play a role in both humoral and cell-mediated immunity responses.
Subcellular Location:
Secreted.
Tissue Specificity:
Expressed at high levels in lung, lymph nodes, placenta, bone marrow, dendritic cells present in germinal centers and T-cell areas of secondary lymphoid organs and macrophages derived from peripheral blood monocytes. Not expressed by peripheral blood monocytes and a monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation is a prerequisite for expression. Expressed in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid and septic arthritis and in ovarian carcinoma ascitic fluid.
Similarity:
Belongs to the intercrine beta (chemokine CC) family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 6362 Human
Omim: 603757 Human
SwissProt: P55774 Human
Unigene: 143961 Human
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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