loading...| Preferred Name |
Interleukin-5 |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20509 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body. IL-5 is made mainly by some T lymphocytes. It causes B lymphocytes to make more antibodies and increases the number of eosinophils. IL-5 made in the laboratory is used as a biological response modifier to boost the immune system in cancer therapy. It is a type of cytokine. |
| code |
C20509 |
| DEFINITION |
Interleukin-5 (134 aa, ~15 kDa) is encoded by the human IL5 gene. This protein plays a role in the growth and differentiation of both B-cells and eosinophils. |
| FULL_SYN |
Eo-CSF IL-5 B-Cell Growth Factor-II TRF B-Cell Differentiation Factor I T-Cell Replacing Factor B Cell Differentiation Factor I BCGF-II EDF Interleukin 5 interleukin-5 Interleukin 5 Precursor Eosinophil Differentiation Factor Interleukin-5 IL5 |
| label |
Interleukin-5 |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Interleukin-5 |
| OMIM_Number |
147850 |
| Preferred_Name |
Interleukin-5 |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C20509 |
| prefLabel |
Interleukin-5 |
| Semantic_Type |
Immunologic Factor Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
| Swiss_Prot |
P05113 |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0021759 |
| subClassOf |