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Small Inducible Cytokine-B13

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Small Inducible Cytokine-B13 Definition

Expressed in liver, spleen, lymph node, Peyer's patches, appendix, stomach, salivary gland, mammary gland, and fetal spleen by human CXCL13 Gene (Intercrine Alpha/Chemokine CXC Family), secreted 109-aa 13-kD (precursor) Small Inducible Cytokine B13 binds to BLR1/CXCR5 and promotes migration and chemotaxis of B lymphocytes expressing BLR-1. It may function in B lymphocyte homing to follicles. (NCI)

Small Inducible Cytokine-B13 Synonyms

Small Inducible Cytokine B13, ANGIE, B Cell-Attracting Chemokine 1, B Lymphocyte Chemoattractant, B-Cell Chemoattractant, B-Cell-Homing Chemokine, BCA-1, Burkitt's Lymphoma Receptor-1 Ligand, CXC Chemokine BLC, CXCL13, Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Ligand 13, Small Inducible Cytokine B Subfamily (Cys-X-Cys Motif), Member 13

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