Macrophage derived chemokine and chemokine analogs

Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Proteins – i.e. – more than 100 amino acid residues – Lymphokines – e.g. – interferons – interlukins – etc.

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The present invention provides purified and isolated polynucleotide sequences encoding a novel human macrophage-derived C--C chemokine designated MDC, and polypeptide analogs thereof. Also provided are materials and methods for the recombinant production of the chemokine, and purified and isolated chemokine protein, and polypeptide analogs thereof.

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