NCIt synonyms : MGC17164; CCL5; D17S136E; T-Cell RANTES Protein; SIS-delta; RANTES; TCP228; SCYA5; T-Cell Specific Protein p288; SISd; Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 5; T-Cell-Specific Protein RANTES; Eosinophil Chemotactic Cytokine; Beta-Chemokine RANTES; T-Cell Specific RANTES; Small Inducible Cytokine A5; T-Cell Specific RANTES Protein; Small Inducible Cytokine-A5; Small-Inducible Cytokine A5; EoCP;
NCIt definition : C-C motif chemokine 5 (91 aa, 10 kDa) is encoded by the human CCL5 gene. This protein
plays a role in both the release of histamine and chemoattraction of monocytes, memory
T-helper cells and eosinophils.;
NCIt note : C-C motif chemokine 5 is cleaved into the following 2 chains: RANTES(3-68) and RANTES(4-68).
(UniProt); C-C motif chemokine 5 is one of the natural ligands for the chemokine receptor CCR5
and it suppresses in vitro replication of the R5 strains of HIV-1, which use CCR5
as a coreceptor. (EntrezGene);