CCL16

Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 16 (CCL16) is a small cytokine belonging to the CC chemokine family that is known under several pseudonyms, including Liver-expressed chemokine (LEC) and Monotactin-1 (MTN-1). This chemokine is expressed by the liver, thymus, and spleen and is chemoattractive for monocytes and lymphocytes.^[1] Cellular expression of CCL16 can be strongly induced in monocytes by IL-10, IFN-γ and bacterial lipopolysaccharide. Its gene is located on chromosome 17, in humans, among a cluster of other CC chemokines.^[2] CCL16 elicits its effects on cells by interacting with cell surface chemokine receptors such as CCR1, CCR2, CCR5 and CCR8.^[3][4]

chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 16
Identifiers
Symbol	CCL16
Alt. symbols	SCYA16, NCC-4, SCYL4, LEC, HCC-4, LMC, LCC-1, CKb12, Mtn-1
NCBI gene	6360
HGNC	10614
OMIM	601394
RefSeq	NM_004590
UniProt	O15467
Other data
Locus	Chr. 17 q11.2
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C-C motif chemokine ligand 16 has been found in high levels in the blood plasma of humans.^[5] CCL16 may be useful for trafficking eosinophils. This ligand has been found to have a functional affinity for H4 receptors that are expressed by eosinophils and mast cells.^[5] This chemokine has been shown to suppress rapid proliferation of myeloid progenitor cells.^[6]