LECT2
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lect2-290-11106136
title:
LECT2
text:
Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 (LECT2) is a protein first described in 1996 as a chemotactic factor for neutrophils, i.e. it stimulated human neutrophils to move directionally in an in vitro assay system. The protein was detected in and purified from cultures of Phytohaemagglutinin-activated human T-cell leukemia SKW-3 cells. Subsequent studies have defined LECT2 as a hepatokine, i.e. a substance made and released into the circulation by liver hepatocyte cells that regulates the function of
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description:
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LECT2
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date modified:
2024-04-03T18:18:11Z
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