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chemokine

chemokine

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A small protein that attracts white blood cells to sites of infection or injury
  • noun
  • /ˈkiːmoʊˌkaɪn/
  • Specialized
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  • Astrocytes also play important roles in controlling immune cell trafficking and activation through the secretion of cytokines and chemokines, as well as acting as antigen-presenting cells.
  • chemokine receptor
  • expression of chemokine

Examples

  • The expression of similar transcription factors between effector T cells and Treg cells is thought to lead to the expression of similar chemokine receptors, allowing colocalization and more effective regulation.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Their precursors come from the bone marrow and are lured into the thymus by chemical attractants called chemokines.

    Blog text (9)

  • The magenta is the chemokine, the blue and the green space filled parts are actually what holds the chemokine.

  • And so it's a receptor normally for these chemokines, but it is also a receptor for the for the virus.

  • IL-18 further promotes synovial chemokine synthesis and angiogenesis.

    Blog text (17)

  • In addition, the cytokines and chemokines released by those stimulations were screened in supernatants.

    Academic text (2018)

  • IL-17 also induces several chemokines responsible for the attraction of autoreactive T cells and macrophages at the site of inflammation 127.

    Blog text (17)

  • When the viral protein gp120 binds to both a CD4 molecule and a chemokine receptor, and gp41 binds to the fusion domain, a "door" to the target cell swings open.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Chemokines are essential chemokine proteins that guide immune cells to areas of infection in the body.

  • The release of chemokines helps to attract white blood cells to the site of injury to initiate healing.

Surface Forms

chemokine singular
chemokines plural

Morphology

chemokine = cytokine (opaque) = chemo + kine

The formation is a technical biomedical blend (chemo- + the '-kine' element from 'cytokine'); '-kine' is not a familiar standalone morpheme, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived by general learners.

Etymology

Chemokine is made of the parts chemo- 'chemical' and -kine 'to move', the same root you see in kinetic. So a chemokine is like a 'chemical mover' that attracts and guides white blood cells to infections or injuries.