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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > immunology > immunologic factors > cytokines > chemokines > alpha chemokines > chemokine CXCL16
Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > peptides > cytokines > chemokines > alpha chemokines > chemokine CXCL16
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > peptides > cytokines > chemokines > alpha chemokines > chemokine CXCL16
Preferred Term:

chemokine CXCL16

Definition:
Chemokine CXCL16 is a transmembrane chemokine which gene is highly expressed in spleen, lymph nodes, Peyer patches, lung, kidney, small intestine and thymus. Ligand of CXCL16 and chemokine receptor CXCR6 functions in interactions between dendritic cells and T cells and in regulating T-cell migration in the spleen.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
alpha chemokines
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • C-X-C motif chemokine 16
  • transmembrane chemokine CXCL16
  • srpsox protein
  • CXC chemokine ligand 16
  • chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 16
  • small-inducible cytokine B16
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/243643
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RDF/XMLCreated 2015-03-10, last modified 2015-11-16