4r8i | pdb_00004r8i
From Proteopedia
High Resolution Structure of a Mirror-Image RNA Oligonucleotide Aptamer in Complex with the Chemokine CCL2
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Structural highlights
Function[CCL2_HUMAN] Chemotactic factor that attracts monocytes and basophils but not neutrophils or eosinophils. Augments monocyte anti-tumor activity. Has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diseases characterized by monocytic infiltrates, like psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis or atherosclerosis. May be involved in the recruitment of monocytes into the arterial wall during the disease process of atherosclerosis. Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||
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