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RNA tissue category: Tissue enhanced (lung, small intestine)
FANTOM5 dataset
Organ
Expression
Alphabetical
RNA tissue category: Group enriched (appendix, lung, tonsil, lymph node)
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CCL17 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
ABCD-2, SCYA17, TARC
Description
Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This 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 T lymphocytes, but not monocytes or granulocytes. The product of this gene binds to chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR8. This chemokine plays important roles in T cell development in thymus as well as in trafficking and activation of mature T cells. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014]