| Description | Neutrophil Activating Peptide 2 (NAP-2) is proteolytically processed carboxyl-terminal fragments of platelet basic protein (PBP) which is found in the alpha-granules of human platelets. NAP-2 is a member of the CXC chemokines. Similar to other ELR domain containing CXC chemokines such as IL-8 and the GRO proteins, NAP-2 has been shown to bind CXCR-2 and to chemoattract and activate neutrophils. Although CTAP-III, b-TG and PBP represent amino-terminal extended variants of NAP-2 and possess the same CXC chemokine domains, these proteins do not exhibit NAP-2 activity. Recently, it has been shown that the additional amino-terminal residues of CTAP-III masks the critical ELR receptor binding domain that is exposed on NAP-2 and may account for lack of NAP-2 activity.Synonyms: Platelet basic protein, PBP, Small inducible cytokine B7, Leukocyte-derived growth factor, LDGF, Macrophage-derived growth factor, MDGF, pro-platelet basic protein (chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 7), TC1, TC2, TGB, TGB1, B-TG1, CTAP3, NAP-2, SCYB7, THBGB, LA-PF4, THBGB1, Beta-TG, CTAPIII, CTAP-III. |
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