NCIt synonyms : SCYA8; SCYA10; HC14; MCP2; MCP-2; Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 8 wt Allele; Chemokine, CC Motif, Ligand 8 Gene; Small Inducible Cytokine Subfamily A, Member 8 Gene; Small Inducible Cytokine Subfamily A (Cys-Cys), Member 8 Gene; Small Inducible Cytokine A8 (Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 2) Gene;
NCIt definition : Human CCCL8 wild-type allele is located within 17q11.2 and is approximately 2 kb in
length. This allele, which encodes C-C motif chemokine 8 protein, plays a role in
the chemotaxis of monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils and eosinophils. The recruitment
of leukocytes may contribute to tumor-associated leukocyte infiltration and to the
antiviral state against HIV infection.;