CXCR4 (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

CXCR4

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The newly solved structure of the CXCR4 receptor (black) in complex with a chemokine (purple surface). The background shows cell migration, a process driven by chemokines interacting with receptors on cell surfaces.

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Katya Kadyshevskaya, USC

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