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A majority of cancer tissues were negative. Strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity was observed in squamous cell carcinomas and in a few gliomas.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CCR2 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
CC-CKR-2, CD192, CKR2, CMKBR2, FLJ78302, MCP-1-R
Description
Chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 2 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes two isoforms of a receptor for monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, a chemokine which specifically mediates monocyte chemotaxis. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 is involved in monocyte infiltration in inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis as well as in the inflammatory response against tumors. The receptors encoded by this gene mediate agonist-dependent calcium mobilization and inhibition of adenylyl cyclase. This gene is located in the chemokine receptor gene cluster region. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants are expressed by the gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2009]