IL5 (interleukin 5)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 3567 |
| Gene name | Interleukin 5 |
| Gene symbol | IL5 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
EDFIL-5TRF
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| Chromosome | 5 |
| Chromosome location | 5q31.1 |
| Summary | This gene encodes a cytokine that acts as a growth and differentiation factor for both B cells and eosinophils. The encoded cytokine plays a major role in the regulation of eosinophil formation, maturation, recruitment and survival. The increased producti |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Transcription factors
Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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P05113 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Interleukin-5 (IL-5) (B-cell differentiation factor I) (Eosinophil differentiation factor) (T-cell replacing factor) (TRF) | ||||||||||
| Protein function | Homodimeric cytokine expressed predominantly by T-lymphocytes and NK cells that plays an important role in the survival, differentiation, and chemotaxis of eosinophils (PubMed:2653458, PubMed:9010276). Also acts on activated and resting B-cells | ||||||||||
| PDB | 1HUL , 3QT2 , 3VA2 , 8TLD | ||||||||||
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Pfam
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Present in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32211550}. | ||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 134 | ||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | ||||||||||