Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 7 (CCL7) is a small cytokine known as a chemokine that was previously called monocyte-specific chemokine 3 (MCP3). Due to CCL7 possessing two adjacent N-terminal cysteine residues in its mature protein, it is classified among the subfamily of chemokines known as CC chemokines. CCL7 specifically attracts monocytes, and regulates macrophage function . It is produced by certain tumor cell lines and by macrophages. This chemokine is located on chromosome 17 in humans, in a large cluster containing many other CC chemokines and is most closely related to CCL2 (previously called MCP1).
CCL7 has been shown to interact with MMP2.
BEAUTIFUL BROTHER, MY HEART IS ON FIRE
DAISY CHAIN DREAMER
I'M YOURS AND YOU'RE MINE YEAH
FROM WHAT I HEAR, IT SEEMS WE'RE BREAKIN' EVERY BODY'S
RULES
BUT I DON'T MIND BABY, I'M EASY AS A DAY OFF SCHOOL
I, I WANNA BE YOUR GROUPIE
A FOLLOWER OF BEAUTY
I MADE A T-SHIRT WITH YOUR NAME ON IT
AH, YOU FILL MY HEART WITH FLOWERS
I'VE BEEN UP FOR HOURS
AND BABY I'D DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED
SNOW FALLIN' SMILE PUTS THE STARS ON MY PILLOW
ISN'T IT WILD BABY, I GO WHERE YOU GO
CHASIN' CLOUDS WITH YOU SO PRETTY IN THE SUMMER SKY
ALL I KNOW IS I'M SO HAPPY BABY I COULD DIE
I, I WANNA BE YOUR GROUPIE
A FOLLOWER OF BEAUTY
I MADE A T-SHIRT WITH YOUR NAME ON IT
AH, YOU FILL MY HEART WITH FLOWERS
I'VE BEEN UP FOR HOURS
AND BABY I'D DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED