Re: What are Cytokines and why are they so important to science?

Date: Tue Mar 31 16:48:53 1998
Posted By: Mimi Mong, Staff Research Associate,University of California at Berkeley
Area of science: Immunology
ID: 890354592.Im

Message:

Cytokines are extracellular signaling proteins or peptides that act as a local mediator in cell to cell communication. The communication involves regulating proliferation (division) and differentiation of cells.

The importance of such "social controls" on cell division becomes apparent when the controls fail, resulting in cancer.

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