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Gene Name

CCL21

Gene Alias

6Ckine, CKb9, ECL, MGC34555, SCYA21, SLC, TCA4

Gene Description

chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

This gene is one of several CC cytokine genes clustered on the p-arm of chromosome 9. Cytokines are a family of secreted proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The CC cytokines are proteins characterized by two adjacent cysteines. Similar to other chemokines the protein encoded by this gene inhibits hemopoiesis and stimulates chemotaxis. This protein is chemotactic in vitro for thymocytes and activated T cells, but not for B cells, macrophages, or neutrophils. The cytokine encoded by this gene may also play a role in mediating homing of lymphocytes to secondary lymphoid organs. It is a high affinity functional ligand for chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) that is expressed on T and B lymphocytes and a known receptor for another member of the cytokine family (small inducible cytokine A19). [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

Efficient Chemoattractant for Lymphocytes|OTTHUMP00000000526|OTTHUMP00000000527|OTTHUMP00000021304|beta chemokine exodus-2|exodus-2|secondary lymphoid tissue chemokine|small inducible cytokine A21|small inducible cytokine subfamily A (Cys-Cys), member 21