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Interleukin 37

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
27178

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000125571

Interleukin 37

Aliases
  
IL37, FIL1, FIL1(ZETA), FIL1Z, IL-1F7, IL-1H, IL-1H4, IL-1RP1, IL-37, IL1F7, IL1H4, IL1RP1, interleukin 37

External IDs
  
HomoloGene: 105713 GeneCards: IL37

Interleukin-1 family member 7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IL1F7 gene.

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the interleukin 1 cytokine family. This cytokine can bind to, and may be a ligand for interleukin 18 receptor (IL18R1/IL-1Rrp). This cytokine also binds to interleukin 18 binding protein (IL18BP), an inhibitory binding protein of interleukin 18 (IL18), and subsequently forms a complex with IL18 receptor beta subunit, and through which it inhibits the activity of IL18. This gene along with eight other interleukin 1 family genes form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 2. Five alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported.

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Interleukin 37 Wikipedia