Target
Mouse CCL8 / MCP2
Synonyms
CCL8 | C-C motif chemokine 8 | HC14 | MCP2 | Monocyte chemotactic protein 2 | Scya10 | SCYA8 | Small-inducible cytokine A8 | MCP-2 | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 8
Reactivity
Mouse
(tested or 100% immunogen sequence identity)
Specificity
Recognizes mouse MCP-2 (Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 2), otherwise known as CCL8, a CC chemokine originally isolated from the human osteosarcoma cell line MG-63, which is expressed at highest levels in peripheral blood cells and the small intestine. MCP-2 acts as a chemoattractant for monocytes, lymphocytes, eosinophils and basophils, and signals through binding to the common MCP receptor, chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 2 (CCR2), and also CCR1 and CCR3. Proteolytic cleavage of MCP-2 into the NH2-terminally truncated form, MCP-2 (6-76), results in the loss of chemotactic activity, forming a functional CC chemokine inhibitor, which may be important during inflammatory responses.