CCL2 (C-C Motif Chemokine 2, HC11, Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1, Monocyte Chemotactic and Activating Factor, MCAF, Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1, MCP-1, Monocyte Secretory Protein JE, Small-inducible Cytokine A2, MCP1, SCYA2, MGC9434) (Biotin)

This gene is one of several cytokine genes clustered on the q-arm of chromosome 17. Cytokines are a family of secreted proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The protein encoded by this gene is structurally related to the CXC subfamily of cytokines. Members of this subfamily are characterized by two cysteines separated by a single amino acid. This cytokine displays chemotactic activity for monocytes and basophils but not for neutrophils or eosinophils. It has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diseases characterized by monocytic infiltrates, like psoriasis, rheumatoid...