| Primary Identifier | MGI:107364 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 16171 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.1.0) Enables cytokine activity; protein heterodimerization activity; and protein homodimerization activity. Involved in several processes, including defense response to bacterium; intestinal epithelial structure maintenance; and positive regulation of gene expression. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to interleukin-1; positive regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response; and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in external side of plasma membrane. Is active in extracellular region. Is expressed in morula-stage conceptus and salivary gland. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Graves' disease; Mycobacterium avium complex disease; arthritis (multiple); bronchial disease (multiple); and rhinitis (multiple). Orthologous to human IL17A (interleukin 17A). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit reduced contact, delayed-type and airway hypersensitivity responses and impaired T-dependent antibody production. [provided by MGI curators] |