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CCL8 C-C motif chemokine ligand 8 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 6355, updated on 2-Nov-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
CCL8provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
C-C motif chemokine ligand 8provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:10635
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000108700 MIM:602283; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10635
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
HC14; MCP2; MCP-2; SCYA8; SCYA10
Summary
This antimicrobial 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 N-terminal cysteine residues of the mature peptide. This chemokine is a member of the CC subfamily which is characterized by two adjacent cysteine residues. This cytokine displays chemotactic activity for monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils and eosinophils. By recruiting leukocytes to sites of inflammation this cytokine may contribute to tumor-associated leukocyte infiltration and to the antiviral state against HIV infection. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014]
Expression
Broad expression in small intestine (RPKM 5.2), fat (RPKM 4.6) and 22 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
17q12
Exon count:
3
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 17 NC_000017.11 (34319435..34321402)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 17 NC_060941.1 (35266045..35268012)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 17 NC_000017.10 (32646454..32648421)

Chromosome 17 - NC_000017.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene C-C motif chemokine ligand 7 Neighboring gene C-C motif chemokine ligand 11 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:32624651-32625240 Neighboring gene C-C motif chemokine ligand 13 Neighboring gene C-C motif chemokine ligand 1

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
A genome-wide scan of Ashkenazi Jewish Crohn's disease suggests novel susceptibility loci.
EBI GWAS Catalog

HIV-1 interactions

Replication interactions

Interaction Pubs
HIV/tuberculosis coinfection upregulates CCL8 expression in pleural fluid mononuclear cells (PFMC) isolated from antiretroviral-naive coinfected patients (relative to patients infected with only tuberculosis) PubMed

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Envelope surface glycoprotein gp120 env Chemokines such as MCP-3 and MCP-2 that can compete with high affinity for MIP-1beta binding to CCR5 can also compete for monomeric HIV-1 gp120 binding to CCR5, although with variable potencies PubMed
Envelope transmembrane glycoprotein gp41 env A synthetic peptide corresponding to the immunosuppressive domain (amino acids 574-592) of HIV-1 gp41 inhibits activation of PBMCs and upregulates the expression of MCP-2 in peptide-treated PBMCs PubMed
Tat tat HIV-1 and the viral protein Tat modulate the expression of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 8 (CCL8; MCP-2) in immature dendritic cells and monocyte-derived macrophages PubMed
tat HIV-1 Tat upregulates expression of MCP-2 in immature dendritic cells, suggesting Tat reprograms host dendritic cell gene expression to facilitate expansion of HIV-1 infection PubMed
Vpr vpr HIV-1 Vpr upregulates the gene expression of CCL8 in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells PubMed
capsid gag Infection with HIV-1 CA mutant N74D upregulates the expression of CCL8 in primary human monocyte-derived macrophages PubMed

Go to the HIV-1, Human Interaction Database

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables CCR chemokine receptor binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables CCR2 chemokine receptor binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables chemokine activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables heparin binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables phospholipase activator activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein kinase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in angiogenesis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in calcium ion transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cell-cell signaling IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in chemokine-mediated signaling pathway IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in chemotaxis TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in eosinophil chemotaxis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in exocytosis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in inflammatory response IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in intracellular calcium ion homeostasis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in killing of cells of another organism IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in monocyte chemotaxis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation by host of viral genome replication IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of leukocyte proliferation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell migration IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of leukocyte migration IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to virus TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in signal transduction TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in extracellular space IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
C-C motif chemokine 8
Names
chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 8
monocyte chemoattractant protein 2
monocyte chemotactic protein 2
small inducible cytokine subfamily A (Cys-Cys), member 8 (monocyte chemotactic protein 2)
small-inducible cytokine A8

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_005623.3NP_005614.2  C-C motif chemokine 8 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_005614.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC011193
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS11280.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A0AV77, P78388, P80075
    Related
    ENSP00000378118.1, ENST00000394620.2
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd00272
    Location:3491
    Chemokine_CC; Chemokine_CC: 1 of 4 subgroup designations based on the arrangement of the two N-terminal cysteine residues; includes a number of secreted growth factors and interferons involved in mitogenic, chemotactic, and inflammatory activity; some members (e.g. ...

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000017.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    34319435..34321402
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060941.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    35266045..35268012
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)