Recombinant Human Interleukin-5 (IL5)

Uniprot Id

P05113

Target Species

Human

Target Name

IL5

Target Full Name

Interleukin-5

Target Function

Factor that induces terminal differentiation of late-developing B-cells to immunoglobulin secreting cells.

Target Subcellular Location

Secreted.

Target Protein Families

IL-5 family

Target Research Area

Immunology

Target Synonyms

B-cell differentiation factor I; Colony stimulating factor; EDF; Eosinophil differentiation factor; IL-5; IL5; IL5_HUMAN; Interleukin 5 (colony stimulating factor; eosinophil); Interleukin 5; Interleukin-5; T Cell Replacing Factor; T-cell replacing factor; TRF

Target Background

This gene encodes a cytokine that acts as a growth and differentiation factor for both B cells and eosinophils. The encoded cytokine plays a major role in the regulation of eosinophil formation, maturation, recruitment and survival. The increased production of this cytokine may be related to pathogenesis of eosinophil-dependent inflammatory diseases. This cytokine functions by binding to its receptor, which is a heterodimer, whose beta subunit is shared with the receptors for interleukine 3 (IL3) and colony stimulating factor 2 (CSF2/GM-CSF). This gene is located on chromosome 5 within a cytokine gene cluster which includes interleukin 4 (IL4), interleukin 13 (IL13), and CSF2 . This gene, IL4, and IL13 may be regulated coordinately by long-range regulatory elements spread over 120 kilobases on chromosome 5q31.