tufstin; phagocytosis-stimulating peptide

Function: - an IgG (called leucokinin) binds reversibly to the cell membrane of neutrophils in the blood - leucokininase on the membrane releases the active peptide tuftsin from the Ig gamma chain - tuftsin is essential for maximum stimulation of the phagocytic activity of neutrophils

Properties

SIZE: entity length = 4 aa MW = 1 kD COMPARTMENT: extracellular compartment

References

UniProt :accession P01858