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Background
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Relevance: Chemotactic factor that attracts monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils and eosinophils. May play a role in neoplasia and inflammatory host responses. This protein can bind heparin. The processed form MCP-2(6-76) does not show monocyte chemotactic activity, but inhibits the chemotactic effect most predominantly of CCL7, and also of CCL2 and CCL5 and CCL8. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9558113}. Synonyms: HC14, Monocyte chemotactic protein 2, MCP-2, Small-inducible cytokine A8,
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