Gene Symbol | CCL5 |
Entrez Gene ID | 6352 |
Full Name | C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 |
Synonyms | D17S136E,RANTES,SCYA5,SIS-delta,SISd,TCP228,eoCP |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
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Summary | This gene is one of several chemokine genes clustered on the q-arm of chromosome 17. Chemokines form a superfamily of secreted proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The superfamily is divided into four subfamilies based on the arrangement of the N-terminal cysteine residues of the mature peptide. This chemokine, a member of the CC subfamily, functions as a chemoattractant for blood monocytes, memory T helper cells and eosinophils. It causes the release of histamine from basophils and activates eosinophils. This cytokine is one of the major HIV-suppressive factors produced by CD8+ cells. It functions as one of the natural ligands for the chemokine receptor chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5 (CCR5), and it suppresses in vitro replication of the R5 strains of HIV-1, which use CCR5 as a coreceptor. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]. |
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Disorder Html: | {HIV-1 disease, delayed progression of} (3); {HIV-1 disease, rapid progression of} (3) |