CXCL15

Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 15 (CXCL15) is a small is_associated_with::cytokine belonging to the CXC is_associated_with::chemokine family that has been described in the mouse. This chemokine is also known under the name lungkine. CXCL15 is an ELR+ CXC chemokine (it contains the is_associated_with::amino acid sequence E-L-R immediately before its CXC motif) that recruits is_associated_with::neutrophils during inflammation of the is_associated_with::lungs. It is highly abundant in is_associated_with::epithelial cells of the lung, and can also be found in other mucosal organs such as the is_associated_with::urogenital and is_associated_with::gastrointestinal tracts, and in is_associated_with::endocrine organs like the is_associated_with::adrenal gland. The is_associated_with::gene for CXCL15 is found on mouse is_associated_with::chromosome 5.