cxcr4 signaling pathway
| PAG Title | cxcr4 signaling pathway |
| PAG ID | WAG001250 |
| Type | P |
| Source Link |  BioCarta |
| Publication Reference | NA |
| PAG Description | CXCR4 is a chemokine receptor in the GPCR gene family, and is expressed by cells in the immune system and the central nervous system. In response to binding its ligand SDF-1 (stromal cell-derived factor-1), CXCR4 triggers the migration and recruitment of immune cells. This ligand-receptor pair may also play a role in development of the nervous system. In addition to acting as a chemokine receptor, CXCR4 is a co-receptor for entry of HIV into T cells and ligands of CXCR4, including SDF-1 may help to block HIV infection. Early in the infection of an individual, HIV viruses often are tropic for the CCR5 coreceptor that provides for macrophage entry, then later in infection are tropic for CXCR4 and T cell entry. Viruses that are tropic for CXCR4 are generally syncitium forming, causing T cells to aggregate and be destroyed at a rapid rate. |
| Species | Homo sapiens |
| Quality Metric Scores | nCoCo Score: 2,794 |
| Information Content | Rich |
| Other IDs | |
| Base PAG ID | WAG001250 |
| Human Phenotyte Annotation | |
| Curator | PAGER curation team |
| Curator Contact | PAGER-contact@googlegroups.com |
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