a chemokine protein that affects HIV activity. RANTES is believed to act in conjunction with 2 other chemokines, MIP-1-alpha and MIP-1-beta.

Regulated upon Activation, Normal T-cell Expressed, and Secreted or RANTES is an 8kDa protein classified as a chemotactic cytokine or chemokine. It has recently been renamed CCL5. RANTES is chemotactic for T cells, eosinophils and basophils and plays an active role in recruiting leukocytes into inflammatory sites.

regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted