C C,C C CKR 1,C-X-C chemokine receptor type 1,CCCKR1,CD 181,CD128,CD181,CD181 antigen,CDw128a,Chemokine (C X C motif) receptor 1,Chemokine (C X C) receptor 1,Chemokine receptor 1,CKR 1,CMKAR1,CXC-R1,CXCR 1,CXCR-1,CXCR1,CXCR1,High affinity interleukin 8 receptor A,High affinity interleukin-8 receptor A,IL 8 receptor type 1,IL 8R A,IL-8 receptor type 1,IL-8R A,IL8 receptor,IL8 receptor type 1,IL8R1,IL8RA,IL8RBA,Interleukin 8 receptor alpha,Interleukin 8 receptor type 1,Interleukin 8 receptor type A
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the G-protein-coupled receptor family. This protein is a receptor for interleukin 8 (IL8). It binds to IL8 with high affinity, and transduces the signal through a G-protein activated second messenger system. Knockout studies in mice suggested that this protein inhibits embryonic oligodendrocyte precursor migration in developing spinal cord. This gene, IL8RB, a gene encoding another high affinity IL8 receptor, as well as IL8RBP, a pseudogene of IL8RB, form a gene cluster in a region mapped to chromosome 2q33-q36.