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CCL4 (C-C motif chemokine ligand 4), also known as MIP-1β, is a CC chemokine that plays critical roles in neuroinflammation, microglial activation, and neurodegenerative processes in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis.
| Gene Symbol | CCL4 |
| Full Name | C-C motif chemokine ligand 4 |
| Chromosome | 17q12 |
| Function | is a member of the CC chemokine family that plays critical roles in immune cell recruitment and neuroinflammation. |
| Molecular Weight | ~10 kDa (mature peptide) |
| Amino Acids | 92 aa |
| Exons | 3 |
| Pathways | PI3K, MAPK, NF-κB pathway |
| NCBI Gene ID | 6351 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000129277 |
| GeneCards | CCL4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CCL4 |
| Feature | Details |
| Synonyms | MIP-1β, ACT-2, HC21, LAG-1, G-26, MIPA, MIP1B, SCYA4 |
| Protein Size | 92 amino acids (precursor), 69 amino acids (mature) |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Aging, Cancer, Fibrosis, Inflammation |
| Interactions | FOXO1, PI3K, MTOR, CCR5, CCL3, AKT |
| KG Connections | 174 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| CCR5["CCR5"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| Ms["Ms"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| Fibrosis["Fibrosis"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| Huntington["Huntington"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| Tauopathy["Tauopathy"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"associated with"| Fibrosis["Fibrosis"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"associated with"| Ms["Ms"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"associated with"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| Autoimmune["Autoimmune"]
CCL4["CCL4"] -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
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style Als fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCR5 | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| Mtor | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| T cells | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.70 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Huntington | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tauopathy | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| Ferroptosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cirrhosis | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| FOXO1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL18 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL7R | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL10 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA1A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | regulates | entity | 0.60 |
| FUNDC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| C1QA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GPX4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| C1QB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOXO1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CCR5 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GPX4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| C1QB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | phosphorylates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTOR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CXCL10 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| C1QA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MTORC1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TAUOPATHY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HUNTINGTON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| JAK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TLR | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOPHAGY | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FERROPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ROS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO1 | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| FUNDC1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| FUNDC1 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| C1QA | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| C1QB | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| Autophagy | activates | process | 0.50 |
| mTOR | activates | entity | 0.50 |
| mTOR | associated_with | entity | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||