Gene Information
Gene NameICOS
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length199
Protein NamesInducible T-cell costimulator (Activation-inducible lymphocyte immunomediatory molecule) (CD antigen CD278)
Target Nameinducible t-cell costimulator
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000163600 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y6W8
Gene CardICOS
Uniprot IDQ9Y6W8
PfamPF15910
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.85601044)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ICOS ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ICOS ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ICOS ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ICOS ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Icos ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ICOS ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Icos ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ICOS ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueappendix, bone.marrow, lymph.node, tonsil
Tissue SpecificityActivated T-cells. Highly expressed on tonsillar T-cells, which are closely associated with B-cells in the apical light zone of germinal centers, the site of terminal B-cell maturation. Expressed at lower levels in thymus, lung, lymph node and peripheral blood leukocytes. Expressed in the medulla of fetal and newborn thymus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11006126, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11169414, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9930702}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6X4G  (X-ray  3.50A  7JOO  (X-ray  2.40A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.;
[Isoform 2]: Secreted {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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