A CXC chemokine with specificity for CXCR2 RECEPTORS. It has growth factor activities and is implicated as a oncogenic factor in several tumor types.

Synonyms: CXCL1, Chemokine Melanoma Growth Stimulatory Activity, alpha Protein CXCL1 Chemokine Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Ligand 1 Neutrophil Activating Protein 3 Gro alpha Protein 0 Chemokine, CXCL1 Growth-Related Oncogene alpha Protein Gro-alpha Protein GROalpha Protein Chemokine, MGSA-alpha Growth Related Oncogene alpha Protein Chemokine CXCL1 MGSA alpha Chemokine Neutrophil-Activating Protein 3 MGSA-alpha Chemokine