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Preferred term

Chemokine CX3CL1  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Chemokine, CX3CL1
  • Chemokine (C-X3-C Motif) Ligand 1
  • CX3CL1 Chemokine
  • Fractalkine
  • Neurotactin

Scope note

  • A CX3C chemokine that is a transmembrane protein found on the surface of cells. The soluble form of chemokine CX3CL1 can be released from cell surface by proteolysis and act as a chemoattractant that may be involved in the extravasation of leukocytes into inflamed tissues. The membrane form of the protein may also play a role in cell adhesion.

History note

  • 2008(1997)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054428

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