Protein Name C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 13
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 10563
Gene Symbol

CXCL13

UniProt O43927 (CXL13_HUMAN), Q53X90 (Q53X90_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 136
Total Number of Articles : 113
Description

C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 13

Gene Summary

B lymphocyte chemoattractant, independently cloned and named Angie, is an antimicrobial peptide and CXC chemokine strongly expressed in the follicles of the spleen, lymph nodes, and Peyer's patches. It preferentially promotes the migration of B lymphocytes (compared to T cells and macrophages), apparently by stimulating calcium influx into, and chemotaxis of, cells expressing Burkitt's lymphoma receptor 1 (BLR-1). It may therefore function in the homing of B lymphocytes to follicles. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]

synonyms
  • C-X-C motif chemokine 13
  • B-cell chemoattractant
  • B-cell-attracting chemokine 1
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Properties