| Protein Name | interleukin 2 |
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| Organism | Rattus norvegicus |
| Gene ID | 116562 |
| Gene Symbol | Il2 |
| UniProt | P17108 (IL2_RAT) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
723
Total Number of Articles : 1040 |
Description |
interleukin 2 |
| Gene Summary |
Enables carbohydrate binding activity; glycosphingolipid binding activity; and signaling receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including positive regulation of T cell activation; positive regulation of dendritic spine development; and regulation of protein phosphorylation. Located in extracellular space. Used to study cystitis. Biomarker of allergic rhinitis; brain infarction; colorectal carcinoma; and tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Takayasu's arteritis; auditory system disease (multiple); autoimmune disease (multiple); carcinoma (multiple); and neurodegenerative disease (multiple). Orthologous to human IL2 (interleukin 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, May 2025] |
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