CCL17, Official Symbol CCL17provided by HGNC Official Full Name C-C motif chemokine ligand 17provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10615 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000102970 MIM:601520; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10615 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 TARC; ABCD-2; SCYA17; A-152E5.3 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] Expression Biased expression in appendix (RPKM 2.1), lymph node (RPKM 1.4) and 13 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all