Preferred Name

Interleukin-7

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20510

ALT_DEFINITION

One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body. IL-7 is made by cells that cover and support organs, glands, and other structures in the body. It causes the growth of T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes. IL-7 made in the laboratory is used as a biological response modifier to boost the immune system in cancer therapy. IL-7 is a type of cytokine.

code

C20510

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142800

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

Interleukin-7 (177 aa, ~20 kDa) is encoded by the human IL7 gene. This protein plays a role in lymphocyte proliferation.

Display_Name

Interleukin-7

FULL_SYN

IL7

IL7 Protein

lymphopoietin-1

interleukin-7

Interleukin 7 Precursor

IL-7

Interleukin-7

Lymphopoietin-1

label

Interleukin-7

Legacy Concept Name

Interleukin-7

OMIM_Number

146660

Preferred_Name

Interleukin-7

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C20510

prefLabel

Interleukin-7

Semantic_Type

Immunologic Factor

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Swiss_Prot

P13232

UMLS_CUI

C1699239

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20497

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