CXCL8 (IL-8)

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cytokine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Interleukin-8
gptkbp:category signaling molecule
cytokine
immune system protein
gptkbp:component extracellular space
gptkbp:discoveredBy Yoshimura et al.
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1987
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:CXCL8_gene
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 3576
ENSG00000169429
gptkbp:function chemokine activity
chemoattractant for neutrophils
mediator of inflammation
gptkbp:GOProcess immune response
neutrophil chemotaxis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CXCL8 (IL-8)
gptkbp:involvedIn angiogenesis
chronic inflammation
acute inflammation
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 4q13-q21
gptkbp:orthologIn mouse Cxcl1
mouse Cxcl2
gptkbp:PDB 1IL8
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:CXCR2
gptkb:CXCR1
gptkbp:regulates induced by IL-1
induced by TNF-alpha
induced by bacterial products
gptkbp:secretes macrophages
endothelial cells
fibroblasts
epithelial cells
gptkbp:significance elevated in cancer
elevated in autoimmune diseases
elevated in infection
gptkbp:species gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:structure 8 kDa protein
72 amino acids (major form)
gptkbp:UniProtID P10145
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CXC_domain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8