CCL18 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human CCL18 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17q11.2 and is approximately 7 kb in length. This allele, which encodes C-C motif chemokine 18 protein, is involved in the chemotactic regulation of naive T cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and nonactivated lymphocytes involved in inflammatory processes. CCL18 allele may also be involved in B cell migration into lymph node follicles as well as humoral and cell-mediated immunity.

**Synonyms:** - AMAC-1 - AMAC1 - CKb7 - Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 18 (Pulmonary and Activation-Regulated) wt Allele - Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 18 Gene - DC-CK1 - DCCK1 - MIP-4 - MIP4 - PARC - SCYA18