Protein Name interleukin 3
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 24495
Gene Symbol

Il3

UniProt P97688 (P97688_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 64
Total Number of Articles : 57
Description

interleukin 3

Gene Summary

Enables cytokine activity and interleukin-3 receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including hemopoiesis; positive regulation of cell population proliferation; and regulation of cell growth. Located in extracellular space. Used to study osteosarcoma. Biomarker of prostatic hypertrophy and pyelonephritis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Graves' disease; asthma; and rheumatoid arthritis. Orthologous to human IL3 (interleukin 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

synonyms
  • interleukin-3
  • IL-3
  • MCGF
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Properties