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chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 13
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | CCL13 |
| Alt. Symbols | SCYA13, MCP-4, NCC-1, SCYL1, CKb10 |
| Entrez | 6357 |
| HUGO | 10611 |
| OMIM | 601391 |
| RefSeq | NM_005408 |
| UniProt | Q99616 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 17 q11.2 |
Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 13 (CCL13) is a small cytokine belonging to the CC chemokine family. Its gene is located on human chromosome 17 within a large cluster of other CC chemokines.12. CCL13 induces chemotaxis in monocytes, eosinophils, T lymphocytes, and basophils by binding cell surface G-protein linked chemokine receptors such as CCR2, CCR3 and CCR5.3 Activity of this chemokine has been implicated in allergic reactions such as asthma.4 CCL13 can be induced by the inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 and TNF-α.
References
- ^ Garcia-Zepeda EA, et al.. Human monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-4 is a novel CC chemokine with activities on monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils induced in allergic and no allergic inflammation that signals through the CC chemokine receptors (CCR)-2 and -3. J Immunol. 1996;157:5613–5626
- ^ Naruse et al., A YAC contig of the human CC chemokine genes clustered on chromosome 17q11.2. Genomics. 1996, 34(2):236-40.
- ^ Blanpain et al., CCR5 binds multiple CC-chemokines: MCP-3 acts as a natural antagonist. Blood. 1999, 94:1899-905.
- ^ Lamkhioued et al., Monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-4 expression in the airways of patients with asthma. Induction in epithelial cells and mononuclear cells by proinflammatory cytokines. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000, 162:723-32.
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