The present invention provides purified and isolated polynucleotide sequences
encoding a novel macrophage-derived C—C chemokine designated "Macrophage
Derived Chemokine" (MDC), and polypeptide fragments and analogs thereof. Also provided
are materials and methods for the recombinant or synthetic production of the chemokine,
fragments, and analogs; and purified and isolated chemokine protein, and polypeptide
fragments and analogs thereof. Also provided are antibodies reactive with the chemokine
and methods of making and using all of the foregoing. Also provided are assays
for identifying modulators of MDC chemokine activity.