Trapped versus soluble chemokines: functions in leukocyte adhesion and motility

Ronen Alon

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2010.11.012

Trapped versus soluble chemokines: functions in leukocyte adhesion and motility

Immunity. 2010 Nov 24;33(5):654-6. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.11.012.

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Ronen Alon¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. ronen.alon@weizmann.ac.il

PMID: 21094462
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.11.012

Abstract

In this issue of Immunity, Bao et al. (2010) provide in vivo evidence that heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are indispensable for immobilization and function of major chemokines required for leukocyte adhesion to and crossing through blood and lymphatic vessels.

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