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Cysteine-cysteine chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) is found in the cell membranes of many types of mammalian cells, including nerve cells and white blood cells. The role of CCR5 is to allow entry of chemokines into the cell—chemokines are involved in signaling the body’s inflammation response to injuries. The gene that codes for CCR5 is situated on human chromosome 3. Various mutations of the CCR5 gene are known that result in damage to the expressed receptor. One of the mutant forms of the gene is Visit site »| Tweet |