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CCR1
C-C motif chemokine receptor 1
Chromosome 3 · 3p21.31
NCBI Gene: 1230Ensembl: ENSG00000163823.5HGNC: HGNC:1602UniProt: P32246
175PubMed Papers
20Diseases
3Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub GeneReceptor
RESEARCH IMPACT
Trending
CLINICAL
Clinical Trials
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
calcium ion transportphosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activityintracellular calcium ion homeostasisexocytosisCOVID-19Abnormality of the skeletal systemsystemic lupus erythematosusceliac disease
✦AI Summary

CCR1 is a G protein-coupled chemokine receptor expressed on multiple leukocyte types that mediates immune cell migration and inflammatory responses 1. Upon activation by ligands including CCL3, CCL5-9, CCL13-16, and CCL23, CCR1 triggers intracellular signaling cascades that promote chemotaxis of monocytes, macrophages, T cells, dendritic cells, eosinophils, and neutrophils toward inflammatory sites 2. The receptor activates phospholipase C and ERK1/2 pathways, elevating cytosolic calcium and facilitating cell migration 3. In disease contexts, CCR1 drives pathological inflammation: it mediates eosinophil-derived CCL6-dependent allergic airway inflammation in asthma 2, promotes myeloid cell infiltration in pediatric high-grade gliomas 3, sustains pro-tumor neutrophil survival in hypoxic tumor microenvironments via CCL3 signaling 4, and facilitates aberrant B cell migration and diapedesis during EBV infection 5. Upregulation of CCR1 is associated with atherosclerosis pathology 6. Pharmacologic CCR1 antagonism shows therapeutic promise, extending survival in glioma-bearing mice and reducing allergic airway inflammation in asthma models 23, though clinical translation remains challenging 7.

Sources cited
1
CCR1 is a G protein-coupled receptor expressed on multiple leukocyte types and targeted for autoimmune and inflammatory therapeutic applications
PMID: 18560988
2
CCR1 mediates CCL6-dependent eosinophil differentiation and allergic airway inflammation; CCR1 antagonist BX471 reduces these responses
PMID: 33640900
3
Pharmacologic CCR1 and CCR5 inhibition reduces myeloid cell infiltration and extends survival in pediatric high-grade glioma models
PMID: 39395421
4
CCL3-derived from aged neutrophils sustains tumor-associated neutrophil survival in hypoxic tumor regions via CCR1-dependent signaling
PMID: 41650972
5
EBV-infected B cells undergo CCL4-dependent migration and diapedesis via CCR1 induction and FAK-dependent pathways
PMID: 40389409
6
CCR1 is identified as a hub gene upregulated in atherosclerotic plaques compared to normal tissue
PMID: 35287505
7
CCR1 antagonists have been evaluated in early human trials for autoimmune and infectious diseases but most failed to show clinical efficacy
PMID: 25159163
Disease Associationsⓘ20
COVID-19Open Targets
0.46Moderate
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
celiac diseaseOpen Targets
0.40Moderate
Behcet's syndromeOpen Targets
0.39Weak
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.32Weak
vasculitisOpen Targets
0.30Weak
osteoporosisOpen Targets
0.30Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.26Weak
ventricular fibrillationOpen Targets
0.19Weak
ulcer diseaseOpen Targets
0.16Weak
obesityOpen Targets
0.15Weak
proctitisOpen Targets
0.14Weak
MalabsorptionOpen Targets
0.14Weak
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.13Weak
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.11Weak
autoimmune diseaseOpen Targets
0.11Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.11Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Drug Targets3
AZD4818Phase II
C-C chemokine receptor type 1 antagonist
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BMS-817399Phase II
C-C chemokine receptor type 1 antagonist
rheumatoid arthritis
CCX354Phase II
C-C chemokine receptor type 1 antagonist
Related Genes
IL1RNProtein interaction100%CCL4L2Protein interaction100%CCL4L1Protein interaction100%CCL3L3Protein interaction100%CXCR1Protein interaction99%CCL14Protein interaction99%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
58%
Brain
38%
Heart
15%
Liver
7%
Ovary
5%
Gene Interaction Network
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CCR1IL1RNCCL4L2CCL4L1CCL3L3CXCR1CCL14
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7VL9 · 2.60 Å · EM
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.93LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.12Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF2.27 [0.35–1.93]
RankingsWhere CCR1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #2,497of 20,598
    Most Researched175 · top quartile
  • #17,483of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.93
Genes detectedCCR1
Sources retrieved25 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Microglia and monocyte-derived macrophages drive progression of pediatric high-grade gliomas and are transcriptionally shaped by histone mutations.
PMID: 39395421
Immunity · 2024
1.00
2
Eosinophil-derived chemokine (hCCL15/23, mCCL6) interacts with CCR1 to promote eosinophilic airway inflammation.
PMID: 33640900
Signal Transduct Target Ther · 2021
0.90
3
CCR1 antagonists.
PMID: 18560988
Mol Divers · 2008
0.80
4
Macrophage inflammatory protein-1.
PMID: 12401480
Cytokine Growth Factor Rev · 2002
0.70
5
BX-471 Berlex.
PMID: 12137405
Curr Opin Investig Drugs · 2002
0.68