Official Full Name

chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 3

Background

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, 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. It is also known to be an entry co-receptor for HIV-1. This gene and seven other chemokine receptor genes form a chemokine receptor gene cluster on the chromosomal region 3p21. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.

Synonyms

CCR3; chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 3; CKR3; CD193; CMKBR3; CC-CKR-3; MGC102841; C-C chemokine receptor type 3; CCR-3; C-C CKR-3; OTTHUMP00000209745; b-chemokine receptor; CC chemokine receptor 3; eosinophil eotaxin receptor; eosinophil CC chemokine receptor; Chemokine (C C motif) receptor 3; Chemokine (CC) receptor 1 like 2; Eosinophil CC chemokine receptor 3; Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha receptor like 2; OTTHUMP00000164718; OTTHUMP00000209746; OTTHUMP00000209747; OTTHUMP00000209748; CD193 antigen