Class of pro-inflammatory cytokines that have the ability to attract and activate leukocytes. They can be divided into at least three structural branches: C; (CHEMOKINES, C); CC; (CHEMOKINES, CC); and CXC; (CHEMOKINES, CXC); according to variations in a shared cysteine motif. (mesh:D018925)
| Synonym | Reference | Specificity |
| chemokine | Exact | |
| chemokines | Exact |
| Identifier | Name | Relation |
| FPLX:CXCL_ELR_positive | CXCL_ELR_positive | isa |
| FPLX:CXCL_ELR_negative | CXCL_ELR_negative | isa |