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Ccl2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ccl2
  • Name
    C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
  • Synonyms
    HC11, MCAF, MCP-1, MCP1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, monocyte chemotactic protein, Scya2, Sigje, SMC-CF
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98259
    NCBI Gene: 20296
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:81926403-81928278 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 49.82 cM, cytoband C-E1
  • Mapping Data
    39 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    155 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    4
  • RFLP
    7
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98259
 protein coding gene Chr11:81926397-81928279 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200045694
 protein coding gene Chr11:79048844-79050727 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195044044
 protein coding gene Chr11:78914847-78916728 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220047624
 protein coding gene Chr11:79150093-79151976 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180037971
 protein coding gene Chr11:79114603-79116485 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175031620
 protein coding gene Chr11:79085255-79087137 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215040539
 protein coding gene Chr11:78709876-78711758 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016847
 protein coding gene Chr11:77049107-77050956 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005040826
 protein coding gene Chr11:78617160-78619024 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210033501
 protein coding gene Chr11:78903002-78904884 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185031264
 protein coding gene Chr11:79174239-79176120 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205039781
 protein coding gene Chr11:78990686-78992569 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000052241
 protein coding gene Chr11:79567073-79568943 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230042274
 protein coding gene Chr11:80204361-80206242 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190035308
 protein coding gene Chr11:79226293-79228174 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225038728
 protein coding gene Chr11:82379539-82381420 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010020902
 protein coding gene Chr11:79088755-79090632 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010033292
 protein coding gene Chr11:79497295-79499148 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005033227
 protein coding gene Chr11:79061820-79063696 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CCL2, C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CCL2, C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
  • Synonyms
    GDCF-2, HC11, HSMCR30, MCAF, MCP-1, MCP1, SCYA2, SMC-CF
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6347
    UniProt: P13500

  • Chr Location
    17q12; chr17:34255274-34257208 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Ccl2 mouse models; 24 with human CCL11,CCL13,CCL2,CCL7 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    102 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 18 genetic backgrounds
    35 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    5 images
    355 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit defective macrophage recruitment, abnormal choroid morphology, photoreceptor degeneration, and altered response to injury, infection, alcohol, and a high fat diet.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    166
  • GO References
    30
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    794
  • Tissues
    73
  • cDNA Data
    37
  • Literature Summary
    55
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 20296 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1876 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011333 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 806 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P10148 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 148 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 60
      Genomic 8
      cDNA 38
      Primer pair 10
      Other 4

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-14333, MGD-MRK-14413, MGI:2144120
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 1268
      Developmental Gene Expression 55
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 30
      Phenotypes 355
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:391303 Young JS, et al., IL6 Supports Development of an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment and Resistance to Therapy in Glioblastoma. Cancer Res. 2026 Jul 15;86(14):3570-3587
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