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CXCR4 bound to CXCL12 is active. 1 / 1
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"To study the role of the sdf-1/cxcr4-chemokine/receptor system as a regulator of vertebrate development, we isolated and characterized a cdna encoding sdf-1 of the lower vertebrate xenopus laevis (xsdf-1). Recombinant xsdf-1 was produced in insect cells, purified, and functionally characterized. Although xsdf-1 is only 64-66% identical with its mammalian counterparts, it is indistinguishable from human (h)sdf-1alpha in terms of activating both x. laevis cxcr4 and hcxcr4. Thus, both xsdf-1 and hsdf-1alpha promoted cxcr4-mediated activation of heterotrimeric g(i2) in a cell-free system and induced release of intracellular calcium ions in and chemotaxis of intact lymphoblastic cells."