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CCL17 C-C motif chemokine ligand 17 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 6361, updated on 5-Jul-2025
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
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Location:
16q21
Exon count:
6
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 16 NC_000016.10 (57396093..57416063)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 16 NC_060940.1 (63191214..63211239)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 16 NC_000016.9 (57438679..57449975)

Chromosome 16 - NC_000016.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr16:57396657-57396838 Neighboring gene C-C motif chemokine ligand 22 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:57412503-57413083 Neighboring gene C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand 1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10891 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10892 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:57417624-57418314 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:57418315-57419004 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10894 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10895 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:57450029-57450544 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:57450545-57451060 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:57451577-57452091 Neighboring gene cytokine induced apoptosis inhibitor 1 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 5957 Neighboring gene coenzyme Q9

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Clone Names

  • MGC138271, MGC138273

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables chemokine activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables chemokine activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
enables cytokine activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables signaling receptor binding TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cell chemotaxis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cell-cell signaling TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in chemotaxis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in chemotaxis TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
involved_in immune response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in inflammatory response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in killing of cells of another organism IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in signal transduction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in extracellular region IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in extracellular region TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in extracellular space IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Preferred Names
C-C motif chemokine 17
Names
CC chemokine TARC
T cell-directed CC chemokine
chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17
small inducible cytokine subfamily A (Cys-Cys), member 17
small-inducible cytokine A17
thymus and activation-regulated chemokine

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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_002987.3NP_002978.1  C-C motif chemokine 17 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_002978.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC009052, BC069107
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS10780.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A0N0Q9, Q2M287, Q92583
    Related
    ENSP00000219244.4, ENST00000219244.9
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd00272
    Location:3389
    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. 2HCC) contain an ...

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_000016.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    57396093..57416063
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_017023530.2XP_016879019.1  C-C motif chemokine 17 isoform X1

    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd00272
    Location:62118
    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. 2HCC) contain an ...
  2. XM_011523256.3XP_011521558.1  C-C motif chemokine 17 isoform X2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_011521558.1

    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd00272
    Location:61117
    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. 2HCC) contain an ...
  3. XM_047434448.1XP_047290404.1  C-C motif chemokine 17 isoform X3

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A0N0Q9, Q2M287, Q92583
    Related
    ENSP00000480147.1, ENST00000616880.1

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060940.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    63191214..63211239
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054313597.1XP_054169572.1  C-C motif chemokine 17 isoform X1

  2. XM_054313598.1XP_054169573.1  C-C motif chemokine 17 isoform X2