{"symbol":"IFNL2","synonyms":["IL-28A","IL28A"],"name":"interferon, lambda 2","description":"This gene encodes a cytokine distantly related to type I interferons and the IL-10 family. This gene, interleukin 28B (IL28B), and interleukin 29 (IL29) 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":282616,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/282616","proteins":[{"symbol":"IFNL2_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/IFNL2_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Interferons (IFN)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Interferons+%28IFN%29"}]}