CCL22

GENE INFORMATIONi
Gene nameCCL22 (HGNC Symbol)
SynonymsA-152E5.1, ABCD-1, DC/B-CK, MDC, MGC34554, SCYA22, STCP-1
DescriptionC-C motif chemokine ligand 22 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summaryThis antimicrobial gene is one of several Cys-Cys (CC) cytokine genes clustered on the q arm of chromosome 16. 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 monocytes, dendritic cells, natural killer cells and for chronically activated T lymphocytes. It also displays a mild activity for primary activated T lymphocytes and has no chemoattractant activity for neutrophils, eosinophils and resting T lymphocytes. The product of this gene binds to chemokine receptor CCR4. This chemokine may play a role in the trafficking of activated T lymphocytes to inflammatory sites and other aspects of activated T lymphocyte physiology. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014]
Chromosome16
Cytobandq21
Chromosome location (bp)57358772 - 57366190
Protein evidenceEvidence at protein level (all genes)
EnsemblENSG00000102962 (version 88.38)
Entrez gene6367
UniProtO00626 (UniProt - Evidence at protein level)
neXtProtNX_O00626
AntibodypediaCCL22 antibodies