| Primary Identifier | MGI:1890474 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 60505 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Enables cytokine receptor binding activity. Involved in cellular response to virus; lymphocyte activation involved in immune response; and positive regulation of immunoglobulin production. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of cytokine production; positive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation; and positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Is expressed in ductus deferens; epididymis; liver; and testis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma; common variable immunodeficiency 11; hepatocellular carcinoma; and systemic lupus erythematosus. Orthologous to human IL21 (interleukin 21). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene develop normally and have a normal life span. One allele exhibits enhanced IgE isotype switch and IgE production after antigen immunization. [provided by MGI curators] |
Features --> Cross References
Canonical gene --> CDSs in specific strains.
Canonical gene --> Exons in specific strains
Canonical gene --> Strain-specific IDs, biotypes, and locations
Canonical gene --> Transcripts in specific strains.
Features --> Overlapping features
