title: A beginner's guide to chemokines.
abstract: This review provides an overview of chemokines and their receptors, with an emphasis on general features and nomenclature along with a short summary of their properties and functions. It is intended as an introduction to the subject and a reference point for those wishing to learn key facts about chemokines and their role in biology.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, Tumbling Hill Street, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vinader
authors.forename: Kamyar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Afarinkia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018925:Chemokines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology; D011487:Protein Conformation; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D018925:Chemokines; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine