NCIt definition : C-C chemokine receptor type 4 (360 aa, 41 kDa) is encoded by the human CCR4 gene.
This protein is involved in leukocyte chemotaxis.;
NCIt note : C-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CCR4) binds and responds to a variety of C-C chemokines,
including MIP-1, CKLF, MDC (CCL22), RANTES (CCL5), TARC (CCL17) and MCP-1 (CCL2).
CCR4 is a coreceptor for some isolates of human immunodeficiency virus-2 (HIV-2).
(EntrezGene and UniProt);