Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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.
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.
| Gene Symbol | CCR7 |
| Full Name | C-C Chemokine Receptor Type 7 |
| Chromosome | 15q22.02 |
| Protein Family | G protein-coupled receptor family |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | Lymph node homing: CCR7 guides mature DCs from peripheral tissues to draining lymph nodes |
| Amino Acids | 372 aa |
| Pathways | PI3K, MAPK |
| UniProt ID | [P36544](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P36544) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000126353 |
| GeneCards | CCR7 |
| Human Protein Atlas | CCR7 |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Stroke |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | navarixin |
| Interactions | CCL21 |
| KG Connections | 16 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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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| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autoimmune | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| OPTN | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| OPTN | protects_against | gene | 0.60 |
| Immune Response | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||