CCL23 Proteins

Protein Information

This gene is one of several chemokine genes clustered on the q-arm of chromosome 17. Chemokines form a superfamily of secreted proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The superfamily is divided into four subfamilies based on the arrangement of the N-terminal cysteine residues of the mature peptide. This chemokine, a member of the CC subfamily, displays chemotactic activity on resting T lymphocytes and monocytes, lower activity on neutrophils and no activity on activated T lymphocytes. The protein is also a strong suppressor of colony formation by a multipotential hematopoietic progenitor cell line. In addition, the product of this gene is a potent agonist of the chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 1. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode different isoforms.

Synonyms

C6 beta-chemokine; C-C motif chemokine 23; C-C motif chemokine ligand 23; CCL23; CCL23(19-99); CCL23(22-99); CCL23(27-99); CCL23(30-99); chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 23; Ck beta 8-1; CKb8; CKB-8; Ckb-8-1; CK-BETA-8; hmrp-2a; Macrophage inflammatory protein 3; MIP3; MIP-3; MIP-3CK-BETA-8; MPIF1; MPIF-1; MPIF-1Ckb-8-1; Myeloid progenitor inhibitory factor 1; SCYA23; small inducible cytokine subfamily A (Cys-Cys), member 23; Small-inducible cytokine A23