SYNONYMS
Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Ligand 16, Scavenger Receptor For Phosphatidylserine And Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein, Transmembrane Chemokine CXCL16, Small-Inducible Cytokine B16, CXC Chemokine Ligand 16, SR-PSOX, SRPSOX, C-X-C Motif Chemokine 16, CXCLG16, SCYB16, CXCL16.
INTRODUCTION
CXC chemokine ligand 16 (CXCL16) is a type I membrane protein, which contains a non-ELR motif-containing CXC chemokine domain in its extracellular region. Human and Mouse CXCL16 share a 70% a.a. sequence similarity within their chemokine domains and 49% overall a.a. sequence identity. Functional CXCL16 can be dropped from the cell surface as an approximately 35kDa soluble protein. CXCR6 is the functional receptor for CXCL16. CXCL16 functions as a scavenger receptor on macrophages, which specifically binds to OxLDL (oxidized low density lipoprotein), proposing that CXCL16 may be involved in pathophysiology such as atherogenesis. In addition, CXCL16 induces a strong chemotactic response and calcium mobilization. CXCL16 binds to CXCR6/Bonzo.
DESCRIPTION
CXCL16 Human Recombinant (30-118 a.a.) produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 89 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 10kDa.
The CXCL16 is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
