Gene:
chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3
Description:
Chemotactic for monocytes. Is a ligand for CCR5. Recombinant small inducible cytokine B10 induces a dose-dependent inhibition of macrophage tropic HIV-1 strains. The processed form LD78-beta(3-70) shows a 20-fold to 30-fold higher chemotactic activity and is also a ligand for CCR1.