Gene Information
Gene NameIL21R
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length538
Protein NamesInterleukin-21 receptor (IL-21 receptor) (IL-21R) (Novel interleukin receptor) (CD antigen CD360)
Target Nameinterleukin 21 receptor
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000103522 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9HBE5
Gene CardIL21R
Uniprot IDQ9HBE5
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.459512188)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IL21R ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ IL21R ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ IL21R ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IL21R ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Il21r ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IL21R ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Il21r ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMPL, IL4R, IL2RB, IL7R, IL9R, CSF2RB, EPOR
Tissuelymph.node, appendix, tonsil
Tissue SpecificitySelectively expressed in lymphoid tissues. Most highly expressed in thymus and spleen.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3TGX  (X-ray  2.80A  4NZD  (X-ray  2.75A  6PLH  (X-ray  1.60A  7KQ7  (X-ray  2.20A 
DBSNP rs3093370  rs397514685  rs3093385  rs3093386 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Single-pass type I membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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