interleukin-8

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cytokine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:IL-8
gptkbp:category CXC chemokine family
small cytokine
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1987
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:CXCL8_gene
gptkbp:function attracts neutrophils
induces chemotaxis
promotes inflammation
gptkbp:gene gptkb:CXCL8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label interleukin-8
gptkbp:involvedIn wound healing
angiogenesis
cancer progression
immune response
gptkbp:length 99
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 4q13-q21
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:secretes 72 amino acid protein
gptkbp:structure dimer
monomer
gptkbp:UniProtID P10145
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Palade_bodies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6