Guidebook to Cytokines and Their ReceptorsNicos Nicola The number of cytokines and related growth factors has increased dramatically in recent years to several dozen. This text provides a succinct reference manual for all known cytokines, growth factors, interleukins and lymphokines as well as their receptors. |
Contents
Y A Barde Department of Neurobiochemistry Max Steven K Dower Immunex Research and Development | 49 |
20892 USA Tel 301 4968090 Fax 301 565 Japan Tel 81 6877 5802 Fax 81 6877 1955 | 92 |
Receptors for the Alpha and Beta | 115 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
a-chain a-subunit Acad amino acid sequence amino acids antibody BCGF-12 kDa binding Biol biological activity cDNA cell growth cell lines cent chain Chem chemokines chromosome ciliary neurotrophic factor cloning CNTF colony-stimulating factor contains cysteine cytokine receptor cytoplasmic domain differentiation dimer disulphide EGF receptor EMBO encoding erythropoietin exons expression extracellular domain fibroblasts function G-CSF receptor GenBank GenBank accession number glycoprotein glycosylation GM-CSF growth factor receptor growth hormone haemopoietic high affinity homology human IL-8 receptor Immunol induces inhibits interaction interferon interleukin Kishimoto ligand lymphocytes macrophages mature mediated mice molecules monocytes mouse mRNA murine Natl neurones neurotrophin neutrophils oncogene oncostatin PDGF peptide precursor Proc proliferation protein recep receptor family receptor gene recombinant region regulation response role signal transduction soluble specific stimulating structure subunit Taga tissues TNFẞ transcription transmembrane tumour necrosis factor tyrosine kinase vitro vivo