# C-C Motif Chemokine 5

National Cancer Institute

## Source

National Cancer Institute. C-C Motif Chemokine 5. NCI Thesaurus. Code C20483.

C-C motif chemokine 5 (91 aa, ~10 kDa) is encoded by the human CCL5 gene. This protein plays a role in both the release of histamine and chemoattraction of monocytes, memory T-helper cells and eosinophils.