Interleukin-8

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cytokine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:CXCL8
gptkb:IL-8
gptkbp:binds glycosaminoglycans
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1987
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:CXCL8_gene
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 3576
gptkbp:family CXC chemokine family
gptkbp:function inflammatory response
chemotaxis of neutrophils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Interleukin-8
gptkbp:involvedIn wound healing
angiogenesis
cancer progression
chronic inflammation
acute inflammation
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_4q13-q21
gptkbp:molecularWeight 8 kDa
gptkbp:OMIM 146930
gptkbp:PDB 1IL8
gptkbp:producedBy macrophages
endothelial cells
epithelial cells
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:IL-1
gptkb:TNF-alpha
bacterial products
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:CXCR2
gptkb:CXCR1
gptkbp:role respiratory burst
activation of neutrophils
promotion of phagocytosis
recruitment of immune cells
release of enzymes from neutrophils
gptkbp:secretes gptkb:T_cells
gptkb:keratinocytes
fibroblasts
monocytes
gptkbp:significance marker of inflammation
elevated in asthma
elevated in cancer
elevated in rheumatoid arthritis
elevated in sepsis
gptkbp:structure dimer
monomer
gptkbp:target CXCR1 antagonists
CXCR2 antagonists
anti-IL-8 antibodies
gptkbp:UniProtID P10145
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:P15391
gptkb:P84077
gptkb:IL8
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7