interleukin-27 subunit alpha; IL-27 subunit alpha; IL-27-A; IL27-A; p28 (IL27A)

Function

• subunit of interleukin-27 (IL27)

Structure

• O-glycosylated (probable)
• belongs to the IL-6 superfamily

Compartment

• secreted
• does not seem to be secreted without coexpression of EBI3

Expression

• expressed in monocytes & in placenta
• transiently induced by LPS stimulation in monocytes

More general terms

• secreted protein
• protein subunit

Component of

• interleukin-27 (IL-27)

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=246778
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:246778
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608273
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8NEV9.html