CXCL13, Official Symbol CXCL13provided by HGNC Official Full Name C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 13provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10639 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000156234 MIM:605149; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10639 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as BLC; BCA1; ANGIE; BCA-1; BLR1L; ANGIE2; SCYB13 Summary B lymphocyte chemoattractant, independently cloned and named Angie, is an antimicrobial peptide and CXC chemokine strongly expressed in the follicles of the spleen, lymph nodes, and Peyer's patches. It preferentially promotes the migration of B lymphocytes (compared to T cells and macrophages), apparently by stimulating calcium influx into, and chemotaxis of, cells expressing Burkitt's lymphoma receptor 1 (BLR-1). It may therefore function in the homing of B lymphocytes to follicles. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014] Expression Biased expression in lymph node (RPKM 245.2), spleen (RPKM 177.4) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all