gene

CCR7

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CCR7: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

16Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
8Outgoing
8Incoming
0Experiments

Summary

CCR7 encodes a G protein-coupled receptor for CCL19 and CCL21, essential for immune cell trafficking to lymph nodes and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease and stroke.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolCCR7
Full NameC-C Chemokine Receptor Type 7
Chromosome15q22.02
Protein FamilyG protein-coupled receptor family
Protein TypeReceptor
FunctionLymph node homing: CCR7 guides mature DCs from peripheral tissues to draining lymph nodes
Amino Acids372 aa
PathwaysPI3K, MAPK
UniProt ID[P36544](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P36544)
Ensembl IDENSG00000126353
GeneCardsCCR7
Human Protein AtlasCCR7
Associated DiseasesAlzheimer's disease, Stroke
Known Drugs/Compoundsnavarixin
InteractionsCCL21
KG Connections16 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (15)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

CCR7 Gene (C-C Chemokine Receptor Type 7)

gene · 1913 words

Microglia Activation Mechanism

mechanism · 3164 words

Experiment: Autoimmune Hypothesis Testing in AD

experiment · 2980 words

CCR8 Gene

gene · 2904 words

Chemokine Signaling Pathway in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 2557 words

slc22a5

gene · 2245 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    CCR7["<b>CCR7</b>"]
    CCL21["CCL21"]
    CCR7 -->|"binds"| CCL21
    immune_cells["immune_cells"]
    CCR7 -->|"expressed in"| immune_cells
    Autoimmune{"Autoimmune"}
    CCR7 -->|"therapeutic target"| Autoimmune
    Ms{"Ms"}
    CCR7 -->|"expressed in"| Ms
    Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
    CCR7 -->|"expressed in"| Inflammation
    OPTN["OPTN"]
    CCR7 -->|"therapeutic target"| OPTN
    Immune_Response(["Immune Response"])
    CCR7 -->|"expressed in"| Immune_Response
    neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
    CCR7 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
    CCL21 -->|"interacts with"| CCR7
    navarixin["navarixin"]
    navarixin -->|"inhibits"| CCR7
    OPTN -->|"therapeutic target"| CCR7
    SLC22A4["SLC22A4"]
    SLC22A4 -->|"associated with"| CCR7
    SLC22A5["SLC22A5"]
    SLC22A5 -->|"associated with"| CCR7
    INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"]
    INFLAMMATION -->|"expressed in"| CCR7
    PDGFRB["PDGFRB"]
    PDGFRB -->|"associated with"| CCR7
    LEF1["LEF1"]
    LEF1 -->|"associated with"| CCR7
    style CCR7 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (8)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Autoimmunetherapeutic_targetdisease0.65
Msexpressed_indisease0.65
Inflammationexpressed_indisease0.65
Rheumatoid Arthritisactivatesdisease0.65
OPTNtherapeutic_targetgene0.60

Incoming (8)

SourceRelationTypeStr
CCL21interacts_withprotein0.70
navarixininhibitsdrug0.70
OPTNtherapeutic_targetgene0.60
SLC22A4associated_withgene0.60
SLC22A5associated_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
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Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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