calgranulins

calgranulins
Calcium binding myeloid-associated proteins (8 kD and 14 kD; also known as p8,14 and as MRP-8, MRP-14) expressed at high levels in neutrophils and monocytes but lost during differentiation to macrophages. Related to migration inhibitory factor (MIF). Associated with keratinocyte cytoskeleton. Part of the S100 family.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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