Interleukin-3 receptor

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interleukin 3 receptor, alpha
Identifiers
Symbol IL3RA CD123
HUGO 6012
OMIM 308385
Other data
Locus Chr. X p22.3
interleukin 3 receptor, Y-Chromosomal
Identifiers
Symbol IL3RA IL3RY, IL3RAY
HUGO 6012
Entrez 3563
OMIM 430000
Other data
Locus Chr. Y p11.3

The interleukin-3 receptor (also known as CD123 antigen) is a molecule found on cells which helps transmit the signal of interleukin-3, a soluble cytokine important in the immune system.

The gene coding for the receptor is located in the pseudoautosomal region of the X and Y chromosomes.

The receptor belongs to the type I cytokine receptor family and is a heterodimer with a unique alpha chain paired with the common beta (beta c or CDw131) subunit.

The gene for the alpha subunit is 40 kilobases long and has 12 exons.

The receptor, found on pluripotent progenitor cells, induces tyrosine phosphorylation within the cell and promotes proliferation and differentiation within the hematopoietic cell lines.

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