Gene Information
Gene NameCCL20
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length96
Protein NamesC-C motif chemokine 20 (Beta-chemokine exodus-1) (CC chemokine LARC) (Liver and activation-regulated chemokine) (Macrophage inflammatory protein 3 alpha) (MIP-3-alpha) (Small-inducible cytokine A20) [Cleaved into: CCL20(1-67); CCL20(1-64); CCL20(2-70)]
Target Nameliver and activation-regulated chemokine
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000115009 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP78556
Gene CardCCL20
Uniprot IDP78556
PfamPF00048
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.147725871)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CCL20 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CCL20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CCL20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ccl20 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CCL20 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCCL25, CCL21, XCL1, CCL19, XCL2, CCL22, CCL17, CCL15, CCL18, CX3CL1, CCL24, CCL3L3, CCL2, CCL4, CCL1, CCL16, CCL13, CCL8, CCL7, CCL11, CCL26, CCL4L2, CCL3, CCL23, CCL14
Tissueappendix, lymph.node, tongue, tricuspid.valve, lung
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the seminal plasma, endometrial fluid and follicular fluid (at protein level). Expressed predominantly in the liver, lymph nodes, appendix, peripheral blood lymphocytes, and fetal lung. Low levels seen in thymus, prostate, testis, small intestine and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11352563, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23765988, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9013939, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9038201, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9129037}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.04(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1M8A  (X-ray  1.70A  2HCI  (X-ray  1.81A  2JYO  (NMR  5UR7  (X-ray  2.00A  6WWZ  (EM  3.34A 
DBSNP rs1049617 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11035086}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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