{"symbol":"IFNL1","synonyms":["IL29","IL-29"],"name":"interferon, lambda 1","description":"This gene encodes a cytokine distantly related to type I interferons and the IL-10 family. This gene, interleukin 28A (IL28A), and interleukin 28B (IL28B) are three closely related cytokine genes that form a cytokine gene cluster on a chromosomal region mapped to 19q13. Expression of the cytokines encoded by the three genes can be induced by viral infection. All three cytokines have been shown to interact with a heterodimeric class II cytokine receptor that consists of interleukin 10 receptor, beta (IL10RB) and interleukin 28 receptor, alpha (IL28RA). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":282618,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/282618","proteins":[{"symbol":"IFNL1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/IFNL1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Interferons (IFN)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Interferons+%28IFN%29"}]}