Database of mammalian genes
Home

Home Search Browse Statistics User guide FAQs Links Questions Contribute Download


Gene Protein Transcript Promoter Expression GO/PPI PubMed Cross reference

Gene information for CCL2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID6347
Official gene symbolCCL2
Full namechemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
Aliases,GDCF-2,HC11,HSMCR30,MCAF,MCP-1,MCP1,MGC9434,SCYA2,SMC-CF,
Gene summaryThis gene is one of several cytokine genes clustered on the q-arm of chromosome 17. Cytokines are a family of secreted proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The protein encoded by this gene is structurally related to the CXC subfamily of cytokines. Members of this subfamily are characterized by two cysteines separated by a single amino acid. This cytokine displays chemotactic activity for monocytes and basophils but not for neutrophils or eosinophils. It has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diseases characterized by monocytic infiltrates, like psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. It binds to chemokine receptors CCR2 and CCR4. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 17   Locus: 17q11.2-q12
Gene position32582296 - 32584222  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size1927 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID158105