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CXCL7

Chemokine ligand 7 (CXCL7) is a human gene.

Last revised
Jun 13, 2026
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Length
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Citations
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Source
PPBP
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesPPBP, B-TG1, Beta-TG, CTAP-III, CTAP3, CTAPIII, CXCL7, LA-PF4, LDGF, MDGF, NAP-2, PBP, SCYB7, TC1, TC2, TGB, TGB1, THBGB, THBGB1, pro-platelet basic protein
External IDsOMIM: 121010; MGI: 1888712; HomoloGene: 136759; GeneCards: PPBP; OMA:PPBP - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002704

NM_023785

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002695

NP_076274

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 73.99 – 73.99 MbChr 5: 90.92 – 90.92 Mb
PubMed search34
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Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 7 (CXCL7) is a human gene.5

The encoded protein, Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand is a small cytokine belonging to the CXC chemokine family. It is an isoform of Beta-Thromboglobulin or Pro-Platelet basic protein (PPBP).6

It is a protein that is released in large amounts from platelets following their activation.7 It stimulates various processes including mitogenesis, synthesis of extracellular matrix, glucose metabolism and synthesis of plasminogen activator.89

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000163736Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029372Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: PPBP pro-platelet basic protein (chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 7)".
  6. Hristov M, Zernecke A, Bidzhekov K, et al. (March 2007). "Importance of CXC chemokine receptor 2 in the homing of human peripheral blood endothelial progenitor cells to sites of arterial injury". Circ. Res. 100 (4): 590–7. doi:10.1161/01.RES.0000259043.42571.68. PMID 17272812.
  7. Majumdar S, Gonder D, Koutsis B, Poncz M (1991). "Characterization of the human beta-thromboglobulin gene. Comparison with the gene for platelet factor 4". J Biol Chem. 266 (9): 5785–9. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)67665-9. PMID 1826003.
  8. Castor C, Miller J, Walz D (1983). "Structural and biological characteristics of connective tissue activating peptide (CTAP-III), a major human platelet-derived growth factor". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 80 (3): 765–9. Bibcode:1983PNAS...80..765C. doi:10.1073/pnas.80.3.765. PMC 393460. PMID 6572368.
  9. Castor C, Furlong A, Carter-Su C (1985). "Connective tissue activation: stimulation of glucose transport by connective tissue activating peptide III". Biochemistry. 24 (7): 1762–7. doi:10.1021/bi00328a029. PMID 4005226.
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