Protein Name interleukin 21
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 365769
Gene Symbol

Il21

UniProt A3QPB9 (IL21_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 11
Total Number of Articles : 9
Description

interleukin 21

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable interleukin-2 receptor binding activity. Involved in response to dsDNA. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Biomarker of periodontal disease. 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). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • interleukin-21
  • IL-21
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