Chemorepulsion
Directional movement of a cell away from a substance / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chemorepulsion is the directional movement of a cell away from a substance. Of the two directional varieties of chemotaxis, chemoattraction has been studied to a much greater extent. Only recently have the key components of the chemorepulsive pathway been elucidated.[1] The exact mechanism is still being investigated, and its constituents are currently being explored as likely candidates for immunotherapies.[2]
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• Chemotaxis Cellular response to an environmental substance with a directional movement. |
• Chemokinesis Cellular response to an environmental substance with a random, non-vectorial movement. |
• Chemoattraction Directional cell movement towards a substance |
• Chemorepulsion Directional cell movement away from a substance |
• Chemokines Secreted cell-signaling proteins able to induce chemotaxis in nearby cells. |
• Immunorepulsion The active movement of immune cells away from a substance |
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