Description
Neutrophil activating protein-2 also named CXCL7 is an isoform of Beta-Thromboglobulin or Pro-Platelet basic protein. It belongs to the CXC chemokine family and is released in large amounts from platelets following their activation. CXCL7 stimulates DNA synthesis, mitosis, glycolysis, intracellular cAMP accumulation, prostaglandin E2 secretion, and synthesis of hyaluronic acid and sulfated glycosaminoglycan. It also stimulates the formation and secretion of plasminogen activator by human synovial cells. Recombinant human CXCL7 contains 70 amino acids which is a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain. In addition, The human CXCL7 shares 53 % and 58 % a.a. sequence identity with mouse and rat CXCL7