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ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
Volume 385, Issue 2, Pages 231-241Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.2168
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leukotriene B-4; LTB4; BLT; PPAR; GPCR
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Leukotriene B-4 (LTB4) is known as one of the most potent chemoattractants and activators of leukocytes and is involved in inflammatory diseases. Enzymes involved in the biosynthesis and metabolism of LTB4 have been cloned, and their properties are well understood. Two G-protein-coupled receptors (BLT1 and BLT2) have been cloned and characterized. BLT1 and BLT2 are high- and low-affinity LTB4 receptors, respectively, and form a gene cluster in human and mouse. In this article recent findings on the metabolism of and the receptors for LTB4 are reviewed, We also discuss briefly a coreceptor role of BLT in HIV infection, and ion channel modification by LTB4. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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