Preparation and Storage
Background: CXCR4
CXCR4, also known as fusin or LESTR, is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) member of the CXC subfamily of chemokine receptors. Human CXCR4 is 352 amino acids (aa) in length with a predicted molecular weight of 40 kDa. The mouse and rat proteins share 91% aa sequence identity with the human protein. CXCR4 is the chemokine receptor for CXCL12. CXCR4 is a critical regulator of progenitor and stem cell mobilization and recruitment during development and during hematopoiesis. As such, antagonists of CXCR4 can be used to harvest hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells from bone marrow. Significantly, CXCR4 also acts as a co-receptor for HIV and mediates viral entry and infection of T cells. Studies on multiple tumor types implicate the CXCL12:CXCR4 axis in tumor metastasis and angiogenesis.
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Entrez Gene IDs:
7852 (Human); 12767 (Mouse); 60628 (Rat); 483900 (Canine); 493676 (Feline)
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Alternate Names:
CD184; chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4; chemokine (C-X-C motif), receptor 4 (fusin); C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4; CXCR4; CXC-R4; CXCR-4; D2S201ESDF-1 receptor; FB22; Fusin; HM89NPYRL; HSY3RR; LAP3; LCR1; LESTRCD184 antigen; Leukocyte-derived seven transmembrane domain receptor; leukocyte-derived seven-transmembrane-domain receptor; lipopolysaccharide-associated protein 3; neuropeptide Y receptor Y3; NPY3RWHIM; NPYR; NPYY3R; seven transmembrane helix receptor; seven-transmembrane-segment receptor, spleen; Stromal cell-derived factor 1 receptor