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Concept information

Preferred term

CCR9 receptor

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information CCR9 receptor is a member of the beta chemokine receptor family. It has been found that this gene is differentially expressed by T lymphocytes of small intestine and colon, suggested a role in the thymocytes recruitment and development that may permit functional specialization of immune responses in different segment of the gastrointestinal tract. The specific ligand of this receptor is CCL25.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • CC chemokine receptor 9
  • C-C chemokine receptor type 9
  • CC-CKR-9 receptor
  • CCR9a receptor
  • CCR9b receptor
  • CDw199 antigen
  • chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 9
  • chemokine (C-C) receptor 9
  • CKR-9 receptor
  • GPR28 (G-protein coupled receptor 28)
  • GPR-9-6 (G-protein coupled receptor 9-6)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/243508

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