1232
12771
ENSG00000183625
ENSMUSG00000035448
P51677
P51678
NM_001164680NM_001837NM_178328NM_178329
NM_009914
NP_001158152NP_001828NP_847898NP_847899
NP_034044
C-C chemokine receptor type 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCR3 gene.[5]
CCR3 has also recently been designated CD193 (cluster of differentiation 193).
The protein encoded by this gene is a receptor for C-C type chemokines. It belongs to family 1 of the G protein-coupled receptors. This receptor binds and responds to a variety of chemokines, including eotaxin (CCL11), eotaxin-3 (CCL26), MCP-3 (CCL7), MCP-4 (CCL13), and RANTES (CCL5). It is highly expressed in eosinophils and basophils,[6] and is also detected in TH1 and TH2 cells, as well as in airway epithelial cells. This receptor may contribute to the accumulation and activation of eosinophils and other inflammatory cells in the allergic airway, and possibly at sites of parasitic infection. It is also known to be an entry co-receptor for HIV-1, enabling viral infection in cells that also express CD4, the receptor of HIV-1.[7] This gene and seven other chemokine receptor genes form a chemokine receptor gene cluster on the chromosomal region 3p21. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described.[5]
CCR3 (gene) has been shown to interact with CCL5.[8][9][10]
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