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FLASH GENE
Symbol CCR5 contributors: mct - updated : 29-05-2020
HGNC name chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5
HGNC id 1606
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Susceptibility
  • to AIDS lymphoma
  • to HIV disease progression, resistance or non progressive infections
  • to West Nile virus (Omim 610379)
  • to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
  • to multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Variant & Polymorphism other
  • reduced risk of AIDS lymphoma with the CCR5-delta 32 mutation
  • CCR5Delta32 is a functional variant, significantly associated with protection from developing JIA
  • CCR5 delta32 mutation can be considered as a risk factor for MS
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
  • CCR5 and CCL5 are potential markers for metastatic Pancreatic cancer (PC) cancer
  • Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    cancerdigestivestomach
    therapeutic strategies to inhibit the CCL5/CCR5 axis in different ways in the treatment of Gastric cancer
    cancerskin 
    novel strategies of melanoma treatment could be based on blocking CCR5/CCR5 ligand interactions
    cancerdigestivepancreas
    blocking CCR5/CCL5 axis might prove beneficial to prevent metastasis and provide a more therapeutic strategy to control PC progression
    immunologyinfectious 
    targeting CCR5 might represent a therapeutic strategy for dengue fever
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS