Primary Identifier | MGI:1859324 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 54448 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables cytokine activity. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of interleukin-6 production. Located in extracellular space. Orthologous to human IL36A (interleukin 36 alpha). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit decreased susceptibility to imiquimod-induced psoriasiform dermatitis but normal susceptibility to dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis. [provided by MGI curators] |