The chemokine (C-C motif) ligand (CCL2), also known as :
- monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP1)
- small inducible cytokine A2 (SCYA2)
- MCAF
- GDCF-2
- SMC-CF
- HSMCR30
- MGC9434
- GDCF-2
- HC11.
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Disease
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Structural highlights
CCL2 belongs to the superfamily of chemokines, which are proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The superfamily can be subdivided into 4 smaller groups, depending on the N-ter arangment of the cysteines. CCL2 is part of the C-C motif group because of the covalent bond made between 2 of the 4 cysteines of the Nter domain.
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