| Gene Symbol | CCL17 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 6361 |
| Alt Symbol | A-152E5.3, ABCD-2, SCYA17, TARC |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17 |
| Other Description | C-C motif chemokine 17|CC chemokine TARC|T cell-directed CC chemokine|small inducible cytokine subfamily A (Cys-Cys), member 17|small-inducible cytokine A17|thymus and activation-regulated chemokine |
| Swissprots | Q92583 Q2M287 A0N0Q9 |
| Accessions | AAC24308 ABK41950 BAC20219 EAW82921 Q92583 BC069107 AAH69107 BC112066 AAI12067 BC112068 AAI12069 BE061171 D43767 BAA07824 XM_011523256 XP_011521558 NM_002987 NP_002978 |
| Function | Chemotactic factor for T-lymphocytes but not monocytes or granulocytes. May play a role in T-cell development in thymus and in trafficking and activation of mature T-cells. Binds to CCR4. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10540332}. |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted. |
| Tissue Specificity | Expressed at high levels in thymus and at low levels in the lung, colon and small intestine. |
| Top Pathways | Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, Chemokine signaling pathway |