Synonyms: cytokine Zcyto20 | IFN-lambda-2 | interferon lambda-2 | interferon-λ2 | interleukin-28A
Compound class:
Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: IFN-λ2 is a type III IFN.
Species: Human
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Immunopharmacology Comments |
The type III IFNs signal through a receptor complex consisting of protein chains transcribed from the IL10R2 and IFNLR1 genes. These chemokines are important for some types of virus infections. |