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Metallothionein mediates leukocyte chemotaxis

BACKGROUND: Metallothionein (MT) is a cysteine-rich, metal-binding protein that can be induced by a variety of agents. Modulation of MT levels has also been shown to alter specific immune functions. We have noticed that the MT genes map close to the chemokines Ccl17 and Cx3cl1. Cysteine motifs that...

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Autores principales: Yin, Xiuyun, Knecht, David A, Lynes, Michael A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1262721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16164753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2172-6-21