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Designing a Western blot for C-X-C motif chemokine 16? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CXCL16 Western Blot Guide1 Citations
Facts about C-X-C motif chemokine 16.
Induces calcium mobilization. Binds to CXCR6/Bonzo.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CXCL16 |
| Uniprot: | Q9H2A7 |
| Entrez: | 58191 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| intercrine alpha (chemokine CxC) family |

chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 16; CXC chemokine ligand 16; CXCL16; CXCLG16; Scavenger receptor for phosphatidylserine and oxidized low density lipoprotein; SCYB16; Small-inducible cytokine B16; SRPSOXC-X-C motif chemokine 16; SR-PSOXTransmembrane chemokine CXCL16
Mass (kDA):
27.579 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17p13.2 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (4733533..4739928, complement) |
Expressed in T-cell areas. Expressed in spleen, lymph nodes, lung, kidney, small intestine and thymus. Weak expression in heart and liver and no expression in brain and bone marrow.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Secreted. Also exists as a soluble form.




PMID: 11017100 by Matloubian M., et al. A transmembrane CXC chemokine is a ligand for HIV-coreceptor Bonzo.
PMID: 11290797 by Wilbanks A., et al. Expression cloning of the strl33/bonzo/tymstr ligand reveals elements of cc, cxc, and cx3c chemokines.
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