Rat chemokine,C-C motif, ligand 2,CCL2 ELI

Acts as a ligand for C-C chemokine receptor CCR2 (By similarity).

Signals through binding and activation of CCR2 and induces a strong chemotactic response and mobilization of intracellular calcium ions (By similarity).

Exhibits a chemotactic activity for monocytes and basophils but not neutrophils or eosinophils (By similarity).

Plays an important role in mediating peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain (By similarity).

Increases NMDA-mediated synaptic transmission in both dopamine D1 and D2 receptor-containing neurons, which may be caused by MAPK/ERK-dependent phosphorylation of GRIN2B/NMDAR2B (By similarity).

{ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P10148, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P13500}.