lymphotactin; ATAC; C motif chemokine 1; cytokine SCM-1; lymphotaxin; SCM-1-alpha; small-inducible cytokine C1; XC chemokine ligand 1 (XCL1 LTN SCYC1)

Function

• chemotactic factor for lymphocytes
• not chemotactic for monocytes or neutrophils

Structure

• structurally similar to the Cys-Cys & Cys-X-Cys chemokine families
• belongs to the intercrine gamma family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

• highest level in spleen
• lower expression in peripheral blood leukocytes
• very low levels in lung, colon & small intestine

More general terms

• C chemokine

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=6375
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:6375
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/600250
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P47992.html