B lymphocyte chemoattractant, independently cloned and named Angie, is an antimicrobial peptide and CXC chemokine strongly expressed in the follicles of the spleen, lymph nodes, and Peyer's patches. It preferentially promotes the migration of B lymphocytes (compared to T cells and macrophages), apparently by stimulating calcium influx into, and chemotaxis of, cells expressing Burkitt's lymphoma receptor 1 (BLR-1). It may therefore function in the homing of B lymphocytes to follicles. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]
Alternative Names
b cell-attracting chemokine 1 b lymphocyte chemoattractant B-cell chemoattractant B-cell-attracting chemokine 1 B-cell-homing chemokine (ligand for Burkitt's lymphoma receptor-1) B-lymphocyte chemoattractant C Cmotif chemokine C X C motif chemokine CC motif chemokine CCmotif chemokine chem chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 13 (B-cell chemoattractant) CXC cxc chemokine CXC chemokine BLC CXC motif chemokine CXC motif chemokine 13 CXCL CXCL13 small inducible cytokine B subfamily (Cys-X-Cys motif) member 13 (B-cell chemoattractant) small-inducible cytokine B13