CCL21

Gene

C-C motif chemokine ligand 21

HGNCHGNC:10620 EnsemblENSG00000137077 NCBI Gene6366

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 9p13.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asSCYA21 · SLC · exodus-2 · TCA4 · CKb9 · 6Ckine · ECL

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Previous symbolsSCYA21

Alias symbolsSLC, exodus-2, TCA4, CKb9, 6Ckine, ECL

Previous namessmall inducible cytokine subfamily A (Cys-Cys), member 21, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21

Alias namesbeta chemokine exodus-2, secondary lymphoid tissue chemokine, Efficient Chemoattractant for Lymphocytes

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Cholangitis, Sclerosing

COVID-19

Neoplasms

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Chemokine ligands

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.