RNA Details
Disease Name
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Tissue
lung
RNA Symbol
CXCL12
RNA ID
RNA Type
mRNA
Alteration Pattern
up regulation
Species
homo sapiens
Detection Methods
qRT-PCR; Immunohistochemistry; Bleomycin exposure etc.
Target
CXCR4
Pathway
NA
PubMed ID
Title
Gene expression profiling of familial and sporadic interstitial pneumonia
Year
2007
Function
"The chemokine CXCL12, or stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1), is an important regulator of hematopoietic cell development, migration, and proliferation, and is the only known ligand for the CXCR4 receptor."