CXCL14 deficiency does not impact the outcome of influenza or Escherichia coli infections in mice
Author(s) -
Abubaker M. E. Sidahmed,
Alberto J. León,
David W. Banner,
Alyson A. Kelvin,
Thomas Rowe,
Ivo Boudakov,
Norbert Degousse,
Barry B. Rubin,
David J. Kelvin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3890
Subject(s) - cxcl14 , chemokine , biology , immunology , inflammation , microbiology and biotechnology , phenotype , influenza a virus , cxcl9 , virus , virology , chemokine receptor , gene , genetics
Chemokines are small proteins that regulate different cellular functions, such as leukocyte activation, chemoattraction and inflammation. The chemokine CXCL14 (BRAK) is a highly conserved gene among species and through evolution. It has been shown that CXCL14 is locally upregulated during viral infections, also, it has been found that this chemokine possesses direct antibacterial activities. Nonetheless, the exact role that CXCL14 plays during infection remains elusive.
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