Gene Information
Gene NameIL26
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length171
Protein NamesInterleukin-26 (IL-26) (Protein AK155)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age132 ( ENSG00000111536 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ9NPH9
Gene CardIL26
Uniprot IDQ9NPH9
PfamPF00726
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.120028619)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IL26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ IL26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IL26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IL26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ IL26 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsIL10, IL20, IL19, IL24
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in HVS transformed T-cells but not other T-cell lines or primary stimulated T-cells. Expressed in colonic T-cells including Th17 inflammatory T-cells;
the expression is significantly increased in serum of patients with Crohn's disease (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18483078}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18483078}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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