Il21 interleukin 21 [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Il21provided by RGD
Official Full Name: interleukin 21provided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:1307384
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000017376 AllianceGenome:RGD:1307384
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as: IL-21
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, Dec 2024]
Expression: Biased expression in Thymus (RPKM 2.1), Spleen (RPKM 1.1) and 6 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 2q25

Exon count:: 5

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	2	NC_086020.1 (122045240..122055142, complement)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	2	NC_051337.1 (120117105..120127012, complement)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	2	NC_005101.4 (123965021..123972356, complement)

Chromosome 2 - NC_086020.1 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

IL21 inhibits miR-361-5p to promote MAP3K9 and further aggravate the progression of shoulder arthritis.
Title: IL21 inhibits miR-361-5p to promote MAP3K9 and further aggravate the progression of shoulder arthritis.
Role of Interleukin-21 in retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury: Unveiling the impact on retinal ganglion cell apoptosis.
Title: Role of Interleukin-21 in retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury: Unveiling the impact on retinal ganglion cell apoptosis.

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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables cytokine activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables cytokine receptor binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables interleukin-2 receptor binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables interleukin-2 receptor binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in T follicular helper cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in T follicular helper cell differentiation	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in cell maturation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in cell maturation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to virus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to virus	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in germinal center B cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in germinal center B cell differentiation	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in immune response	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of natural killer cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of B cell proliferation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of B cell proliferation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of T cell proliferation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of T cell proliferation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of T cell proliferation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cell population proliferation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of cytokine production	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in positive regulation of cytokine production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of immunoglobulin production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of immunoglobulin production	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of interleukin-10 production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-17 production	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-17 production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of natural killer cell cytokine production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of type II interferon production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in response to dsDNA	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
involved_in signal transduction	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in extracellular space	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: interleukin-21

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.