| pubmed-article:9853259 | pubmed:abstractText | The chemokine receptor, CCR5, has been identified as an essential co-receptor with CD4, which permits entry of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into mammalian cells. This receptor may also mediate leukocyte and parenchymal responses to injury by virtue of its binding to locally released chemokines such as RANTES, MIP-1 alpha and MIP-1 beta during inflammation. The localization of CCR5 in human or primate kidney is unknown. In this study we sought to identify sites of CCR5 synthesis through localization of mRNA coding for this peptide. | lld:pubmed |
