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CCRL2
C-C motif chemokine receptor like 2
Chromosome 3 · 3p21.31
NCBI Gene: 9034Ensembl: ENSG00000121797.11HGNC: HGNC:1612UniProt: B2R8C0
31PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub GeneReceptor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingchemokine receptor bindingCCR chemokine receptor bindingplasma membraneulcerative colitisHIV-1 infectionAlzheimer diseaseShock
✦AI Summary

CCRL2 (C-C motif chemokine receptor-like 2) is a non-signaling atypical chemokine receptor that functions primarily as a chemerin and CCL19 ligand presenter rather than a conventional G protein-coupled receptor 1. Unlike its signaling counterpart CMKLR1, CCRL2 lacks classical G protein-coupled signaling capabilities but instead captures and internalizes chemokines, presenting them to functional signaling receptors on immune cells 2. CCRL2 is predominantly expressed by barrier cells including lung capillary endothelial cells, epithelial cells, and certain immune populations 3. Functionally, CCRL2 plays a critical role in leukocyte recruitment and immune regulation. In cardiovascular disease, CCRL2+ macrophages exhibit a pro-inflammatory, TNF-α-responsive phenotype that promotes cardiac remodeling and heart failure; parasympathetic stimulation via α7nAChR signaling specifically suppresses these cells through NRF2-mediated mechanisms 4. In cancer immunology, CCRL2 expression on lung endothelium controls natural killer cell homing and tumor surveillance through the chemerin/CMKLR1 axis, with reduced CCRL2 promoting tumor progression 3. In allergic rhinitis, CCRL2 emerges as a key diagnostic and inflammatory response-associated gene 5. These findings position CCRL2 as a potential therapeutic target for modulating immune responses in cardiac disease, cancer, and allergic inflammation.

Sources cited
1
CCRL2+ macrophages promote cardiac remodeling and heart failure through TNF-α responsiveness; vagal nerve stimulation reduces these cells via α7nAChR-NRF2 signaling
PMID: 40580954
2
CCRL2 is a nonsignaling receptor expressed by barrier cells that regulates leukocyte migration by presenting chemerin ligand
PMID: 39228313
3
CCRL2 is identified as a key signature gene associated with inflammatory response in allergic rhinitis
PMID: 38469312
4
CCRL2 expression on lung capillary endothelial cells controls NK cell homing through the chemerin/CMKLR1 axis and regulates lung tumor growth
PMID: 37343073
5
CCRL2 functions as a non-signaling presenter of chemerin to CMKLR1-expressing cells and modulates innate immune signaling in tumor microenvironments
PMID: 40867595
6
CCRL2 lacks G protein-coupled signaling but binds chemerin as a non-signaling receptor distinct from CMKLR1 and GPR1
PMID: 35040613
Disease Associationsⓘ20
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.34Weak
HIV-1 infectionOpen Targets
0.32Weak
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.31Weak
ShockOpen Targets
0.17Weak
myelodysplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
juvenile idiopathic arthritisOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
COVID-19Open Targets
0.08Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Erythema nodosumOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
AIDSOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Barrett's esophagusOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hyper-IgM syndrome type 3Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CD8AProtein interaction100%IFNGProtein interaction99%CXCL9Protein interaction99%CCL7Protein interaction99%DEFB103AProtein interaction99%DEFB1Protein interaction99%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Bone Marrow
84%
Heart
16%
Liver
7%
Brain
5%
Ovary
3%
Gene Interaction Network
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CCRL2CD8AIFNGCXCL9CCL7DEFB103ADEFB1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt O00421
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.94LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.11Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF3.64 [0.39–1.94]
RankingsWhere CCRL2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,678of 20,598
    Most Researched31
  • #17,569of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.94
Genes detectedCCRL2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Optogenetic vagal nerve stimulation attenuates heart failure by limiting the generation of monocyte-derived inflammatory CCRL2
PMID: 40580954
Immunity · 2025
1.00
2
Chemerin in immunity.
PMID: 39228313
J Leukoc Biol · 2025
0.90
3
Identification of diagnostic signature, molecular subtypes, and potential drugs in allergic rhinitis based on an inflammatory response gene set.
PMID: 38469312
Front Immunol · 2024
0.80
4
Chemerin and Cancer.
PMID: 31370263
Int J Mol Sci · 2019
0.70
5
CCRL2 Expression by Specialized Lung Capillary Endothelial Cells Controls NK-cell Homing in Lung Cancer.
PMID: 37343073
Cancer Immunol Res · 2023
0.60