A beginner's guide to chemokines

Future Med Chem. 2012 May;4(7):845-52. doi: 10.4155/fmc.12.49.

Abstract

This review provides an overview of chemokines and their receptors, with an emphasis on general features and nomenclature along with a short summary of their properties and functions. It is intended as an introduction to the subject and a reference point for those wishing to learn key facts about chemokines and their role in biology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chemokines / chemistry
  • Chemokines / classification
  • Chemokines / immunology*
  • Communicable Diseases / immunology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / immunology
  • Models, Molecular
  • Neoplasms / immunology
  • Protein Conformation
  • Receptors, Chemokine / chemistry
  • Receptors, Chemokine / classification
  • Receptors, Chemokine / immunology*

Substances

  • Chemokines
  • Receptors, Chemokine