CCR3 (gene)

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CCR3
Identifiers
Aliases CCR3 , CC-CKR-3, CD193, CKR3, CMKBR3, C-C motif chemokine receptor 3, CKR 3, C C CKR3
External IDs OMIM: 601268 MGI: 104616 HomoloGene: 20436 GeneCards: CCR3
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001164680
NM_001837
NM_178328
NM_178329

NM_009914

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001158152
NP_001828
NP_847898
NP_847899

NP_034044

Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 46.13 – 46.27 Mb Chr 9: 123.82 – 123.83 Mb
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C-C chemokine receptor type 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCR3 gene. [5]

Contents

CCR3 has also recently been designated CD193 (cluster of differentiation 193).

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a receptor for C-C type chemokines. It belongs to family 1 of the G protein-coupled receptors. This receptor binds and responds to a variety of chemokines, including eotaxin (CCL11), eotaxin-3 (CCL26), MCP-3 (CCL7), MCP-4 (CCL13), and RANTES (CCL5). It is highly expressed in eosinophils and basophils, [6] and is also detected in TH1 and TH2 cells, as well as in airway epithelial cells. This receptor may contribute to the accumulation and activation of eosinophils and other inflammatory cells in the allergic airway, and possibly at sites of parasitic infection. It is also known to be an entry co-receptor for HIV-1, enabling viral infection in cells that also express CD4, the receptor of HIV-1. [7] This gene and seven other chemokine receptor genes form a chemokine receptor gene cluster on the chromosomal region 3p21. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described. [5]

See also

Interactions

CCR3 (gene) has been shown to interact with CCL5. [8] [9] [10]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chemokine</span> Small cytokines or signaling proteins secreted by cells

Chemokines, or chemotactic cytokines, are a family of small cytokines or signaling proteins secreted by cells that induce directional movement of leukocytes, as well as other cell types, including endothelial and epithelial cells. In addition to playing a major role in the activation of host immune responses, chemokines are important for biological processes, including morphogenesis and wound healing, as well as in the pathogenesis of diseases like cancers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCL5</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Chemokine ligand 5 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CCL5 gene. The gene has been discovered in 1990 by in situ hybridisation and it is localised on 17q11.2-q12 chromosome. It is also known as RANTES. RANTES was first described by Dr. Tom Schall who named the protein, the original source of the name Rantes was from the Argentine movie Man Facing Southeast about an alien who shows up in a mental ward who was named Rantés, the rather clunky acronym was only made to fit the name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCL3</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Chemokine ligand 3 (CCL3) also known as macrophage inflammatory protein 1-alpha (MIP-1-alpha) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCL3 gene.

Chemokine ligands 4 previously known as macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP-1β), is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CCL4 gene. CCL4 belongs to a cluster of genes located on 17q11-q21 of the chromosomal region. Identification and localization of the gene on the chromosome 17 was in 1990 although the discovery of MIP-1 was initiated in 1988 with the purification of a protein doublet corresponding to inflammatory activity from supernatant of endotoxin-stimulated murine macrophages. At that time, it was also named as "macrophage inflammatory protein-1" (MIP-1) due to its inflammatory properties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCL7</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Chemokine ligand 7 (CCL7) is a small cytokine that was previously called monocyte-chemotactic protein 3 (MCP3). CCL7 is a small protein that belongs to the CC chemokine family and is most closely related to CCL2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCL8</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Chemokine ligand 8 (CCL8), also known as monocyte chemoattractant protein 2 (MCP2), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCL8 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eotaxin</span>

The eotaxins are a CC chemokine subfamily of eosinophil chemotactic proteins. Eotaxin is a special CC chemokine because it primarily attracts eosinophils. By being a chemoattractant for eosinophils, eotaxin has a direct relationship with inflammation. This is because eosinophils are known to promote inflammation. In order to induce stimulation, eotaxin binds with the CCR-3 receptor. The binding of eotaxin with the CCR-3 Receptor recruits eosinophils, which ultimately induces inflammation. According to early studies, the production of eotaxin can be linked to Th2 lymphocytes. Eotaxin appears to be T-cell dependent because of evidence that suggests that eosinophil recruitment is regulated by Th2 lymphocytes. The regulation occurs because of the presence of the CCR-3 Receptor on the Th2 lymphocyte. Some examples of the types of cells that have the ability of synthesizing eotaxin are lung cells, vascular endothelial cells, and macrophages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCL11</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

C-C motif chemokine 11 also known as eosinophil chemotactic protein and eotaxin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCL11 gene. This gene is encoded on three exons and is located on chromosome 17.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCL22</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

C-C motif chemokine 22 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCL22 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCL19</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Chemokine ligand 19 (CCL19) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCL19 gene.

Chemokine ligand 24 (CCL24) also known as myeloid progenitor inhibitory factor 2 (MPIF-2) or eosinophil chemotactic protein 2 (eotaxin-2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCL24 gene. This gene is located on human chromosome 7.

Chemokine ligand 26 (CCL26) is a small cytokine belonging to the CC chemokine family that is also called Eotaxin-3, Macrophage inflammatory protein 4-alpha (MIP-4-alpha), Thymic stroma chemokine-1 (TSC-1), and IMAC. It is expressed by several tissues including heart, lung and ovary, and in endothelial cells that have been stimulated with the cytokine interleukin 4. CCL26 is chemotactic for eosinophils and basophils and elicits its effects by binding to the cell surface chemokine receptor CCR3. This gene for chemokine is located on human chromosome 7.

CC chemokine receptors are integral membrane proteins that specifically bind and respond to cytokines of the CC chemokine family. They represent one subfamily of chemokine receptors, a large family of G protein-linked receptors that are known as seven transmembrane (7-TM) proteins since they span the cell membrane seven times. To date, ten true members of the CC chemokine receptor subfamily have been described. These are named CCR1 to CCR10 according to the IUIS/WHO Subcommittee on Chemokine Nomenclature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCR2</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

C-C chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR2 or CD192 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCR2 gene. CCR2 is a CC chemokine receptor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCR1</span> Protein in humans

C-C chemokine receptor type 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCR1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C-C chemokine receptor type 6</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Chemokine receptor 6 also known as CCR6 is a CC chemokine receptor protein which in humans is encoded by the CCR6 gene. CCR6 has also recently been designated CD196. The gene is located on the long arm of Chromosome 6 (6q27) on the Watson (plus) strand. It is 139,737 bases long and encodes a protein of 374 amino acids.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCR4</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

C-C chemokine receptor type 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCR4 gene. CCR4 has also recently been designated CD194.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCR8 (gene)</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Chemokine receptor 8, also known as CCR8, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CCR8 gene. CCR8 has also recently been designated CDw198.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCR9</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

C-C chemokine receptor type 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCR9 gene. This gene is mapped to the chemokine receptor gene cluster region. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CCBP2</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Chemokine-binding protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCBP2 gene.

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Further reading

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