[This cytokine is one of the major HIV-suppressive factors produced by CD8+ cells. It functions as one of the natural ligands for the chemokine receptor CCR5 and it suppresses in vitro replication of the R5 strains of HIV-1, which use CCR5 as a coreceptor. (from LocusLink) ( NCI )]
UMLS (NCI) C0072978 - Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
- Immunologic Factor