Human CCL13 mRNA encodes the human C-C motif chemokine ligand 13 (CCL13) protein, a cytokine that displays chemotactic activity for monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils and eosinophils, but not neutrophils. CCL13 also plays a role in accumulation of leukocytes during inflammation and may be involved in the recruitment of monocytes into the arterial wall during artherosclerosis.
