Interleukin 29

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Interleukin 29
Identifiers
Symbol(s) IL29 , IFNL1
Entrez 282618
OMIM 607403
RefSeq NM_172140
UniProt Q8IU54
Other data
Locus Chr. 19 q13.13


Interleukin-29 (IL-29) is a protein of the helical cytokine family and is a type III interferon.[1] It is also known as IFNλ1 and is highly similar in amino acid sequence to the two other type III interferons, the IL-28A and IL-28B molecules. IL-29 plays an important role in host defenses against microbes and its gene is highly upregulated in cells infected with virus. The IL-29 gene can be found on chromosome 19 in humans.[2]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Vilcek, Novel interferons. Nature Immunology, 2003, Volume 4, pages 8-9
  2. ^ P. Sheppard, et al., IL-28, IL-29 and their class II cytokine receptor IL-28R. Nature Immunology, 2003, Volume 4, pages 63-68.



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