Gene Information
Gene NameCCL21
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length134
Protein NamesC-C motif chemokine 21 (6Ckine) (Beta-chemokine exodus-2) (Secondary lymphoid-tissue chemokine) (SLC) (Small-inducible cytokine A21)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000137077 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO00585
Gene CardCCL21
Uniprot IDO00585
PfamPF00048
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.122447394)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CCL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CCL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CCL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CCL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ccl21a ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ccl21b ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Gm10591 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Gm13304 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ccl21d ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ CCL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ccl21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CCL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCCL25, XCL1, CCL19, XCL2, CCL22, CCL17, CCL20, CCL15, CCL18, CX3CL1, CCL24, CCL3L3, CCL2, CCL4, CCL1, CCL16, CCL13, CCL8, CCL7, CCL11, CCL26, CCL4L2, CCL3, CCL23, CCL14
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in high endothelial venules of lymph nodes, spleen and appendix. Intermediate levels found in small intestine, thyroid gland and trachea. Low level expression in thymus, bone marrow, liver, and pancreas. Also found in tonsil, fetal heart and fetal spleen.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2L4N  (NMR  5EKI  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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