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Entrez GeneID

Protein Accession#

Gene Name

CCL18

Gene Alias

AMAC-1, AMAC1, CKb7, DC-CK1, DCCK1, MIP-4, PARC, SCYA18

Gene Description

chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 18 (pulmonary and activation-regulated)

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

This gene is one of several Cys-Cys (CC) cytokine genes clustered on the q arm of chromosome 17. Cytokines are a family of secreted proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The CC cytokines are proteins characterized by two adjacent cysteines. The cytokine encoded by this gene displays chemotactic activity for naive T cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and nonactivated lymphocytes, but not for monocytes or granulocytes. This chemokine attracts naive T lymphocytes toward dendritic cells and activated macrophages in lymph nodes. It may play a role in both humoral and cell-mediated immunity responses. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

CC chemokine ligand 18|alternative macrophage activation-associated CC chemokine 1|chemokine (C-C), dendritic|dendritic cell chemokine 1|macrophage inflammatory protein 4|pulmonary and activation-regulated chemokine|small inducible cytokine A18|small indu