Gene Information
Gene NameCCL8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length99
Protein NamesC-C motif chemokine 8 (HC14) (Monocyte chemoattractant protein 2) (Monocyte chemotactic protein 2) (MCP-2) (Small-inducible cytokine A8) [Cleaved into: MCP-2(6-76)]
Target Namec-c motif chemokine 8
Target TypeNA
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000108700 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP80075
Gene CardCCL8
Uniprot IDP80075
PfamPF00048
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.689841352)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CCL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CCL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CCL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CCL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCCL25, CCL21, XCL1, CCL20, CCL19, XCL2, CCL22, CCL17, CCL11, CCL7, CCL13, CCL2, CCL15, CCL18, CCL24, CCL3L3, CCL4, CCL16, CCL26, CCL4L2, CCL3, CCL23, CCL14, CCL1, CX3CL1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighest expression found in the small intestine and peripheral blood cells. Intermediate levels seen in the heart, placenta, lung, skeletal muscle, thymus, colon, ovary, spinal cord and pancreas. Low levels seen in the brain, liver, spleen and prostate.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1ESR  (X-ray  2.00A  7S59  (X-ray  2.39A  7S5A  (X-ray  1.37A 
DBSNP rs35401229  rs1133763 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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