IL-17B   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 5877

Immunopharmacology Ligand
Compound class: Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: IL-17B is a proinflammatory homolog of IL-17 expressed at very high levels in spinal cord (primarily localizing to neuronal cell bodies and axons) and at lower levels in trachea, prostate, lung, small intestine, testes, adrenal, and pancreas [2-3], and acting on a restricted set of target cells (IL-17B receptor expression is restricted to human kidney, pancreas, liver, brain, and intestines [3]).
Species: Human
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Compound class Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups Interleukins
Gene/Precursor Click here for help
Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms
IL17B interleukin 17B Human prepro-interleukin-17B IL-17B, IL-20, MGC138900, MGC138901, neuronal interleukin-17-related factor, NIRF, ZCYTO7
Database Links Click here for help
CATH/Gene3D 2.10.90.10
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000127743 (Hs)
GtoPdb PubChem SID 178102501
Human Protein Atlas ENSG00000127743 (Hs)
UniProtKB Q9UHF5 (Hs)