Gene Information
Gene NameIL21
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length162
Protein NamesInterleukin-21 (IL-21) (Za11)
Target Nameinterleukin-21
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000138684 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9HBE4
Gene CardIL21
Uniprot IDQ9HBE4
PfamPF02372
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.026794821)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ IL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ IL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Il21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Il21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ IL21 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in activated CD4-positive T-cells but not in CD8-positive T-cells, B-cells, or monocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11081504}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2OQP  (NMR  3TGX  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11081504}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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