{"symbol":"CCL19","synonyms":["ELC","SCYA19","CKB11","MIP-3B","MIP3B"],"name":"chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 19","description":"This antimicrobial gene is one of several CC cytokine genes clustered on the p-arm of chromosome 9. Cytokines are a family of secreted proteins involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes. The CC cytokines are proteins characterized by two adjacent cysteines. The cytokine encoded by this gene may play a role in normal lymphocyte recirculation and homing. It also plays an important role in trafficking of T cells in thymus, and in T cell and B cell migration to secondary lymphoid organs. It specifically binds to chemokine receptor CCR7. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":6363,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6363","proteins":[{"symbol":"CCL19_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/CCL19_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Chemokine ligands (CCL)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Chemokine+ligands+%28CCL%29"},{"name":"Endogenous ligands","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Endogenous+ligands"}]}