IL21 interleukin 21 [Gallus gallus (chicken)] - Gene

Summary

Symbol: IL21provided by CGNC
Full Name: interleukin 21provided by CGNC
Primary source: CGNC:8978
See related: Ensembl:ENSGALG00010004228
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: PROVISIONAL
Organism: Gallus gallus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus
Also known as: interleukin-21
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: chromosome: 4

Exon count:: 5

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
106	current	bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b (GCF_016699485.2)	4	NC_052535.1 (53195202..53203129)
106	current	bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w (GCF_016700215.2)	4	NC_052576.1 (53197767..53205691)

Chromosome 4 - NC_052535.1 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?

Chicken il-21 synergistically enhances T-cell proliferation and inhibits maturation of dendritic cells.
Title: Chicken interleukin-21 is costimulatory for T cells and blocks maturation of dendritic cells.
Vitiligo in Smyth line chickens appears to be a Th1-polarized autoimmune disease, whereby IFN-gamma expression is strongly associated with parallel increases in IL-10 and IL-21, particularly during the early and active stages of vitiligo.
Title: IFN-γ, IL-21, and IL-10 co-expression in evolving autoimmune vitiligo lesions of Smyth line chickens.

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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables cytokine receptor binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in immune response	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info	PubMed

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

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

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

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.