Chotactic factor that attracts lymphocytes but not monocytes or granulocytes. May be involved in B-cell migration into B-cell follicles in lymph nodes. Attracts naive T-lymphocytes toward dendritic cells and activated macrophages in lymph nodes, has chotactic activity for naive T-cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells and thus may play a role in both humoral and cell-mediated immunity responses.
Macrophage inflammatory protein-3 and -4.Li H., Ruben S.Patent number US5504003, 02-APR-1996A novel human CC chemokine PARC that is most homologous to macrophage-inflammatory protein-1 alpha,LD78 alpha and chemotactic for T lymphocytes, but not for monocytes.Hieshima K., Imai T., Baba M., Shoudai K., Ishizuka K., Nakagawa T., Tsuruta J., Takeya M., Sakaki Y., Takatsuki K., Miura R., Opdenakker G., van Damme J., Yoshie O., Nomiyama H.J. Immunol. 159:1140-1149(1997)
Research Topic:Immunology