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SUBMITTER: Wang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6004386 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Siwen S Song Rui R Wang Ziyi Z Jing Zhaocheng Z Wang Shaoxiong S Ma Jian J
Frontiers in immunology 20180611
S100A8 and S100A9 (also known as MRP8 and MRP14, respectively) are Ca<sup>2+</sup> binding proteins belonging to the S100 family. They often exist in the form of heterodimer, while homodimer exists very little because of the stability. S100A8/A9 is constitutively expressed in neutrophils and monocytes as a Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensor, participating in cytoskeleton rearrangement and arachidonic acid metabolism. During inflammation, S100A8/A9 is released actively and exerts a critical role in modulatin ...[more]