{"symbol":"IL7R","synonyms":["IL7RA","CDW127","CD127","IL-7R-ALPHA","ILRA"],"name":"interleukin 7 receptor","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a receptor for interleukin 7 (IL7). The function of this receptor requires the interleukin 2 receptor, gamma chain (IL2RG), which is a common gamma chain shared by the receptors of various cytokines, including interleukins 2, 4, 7, 9, and 15. This protein has been shown to play a critical role in V(D)J recombination during lymphocyte development. Defects in this gene may be associated with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":3575,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3575","proteins":[{"symbol":"IL7RA_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/IL7RA_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Interleukin receptors","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Interleukin+receptors"},{"name":"CD molecules (CD)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/CD+molecules+%28CD%29"},{"name":"Fibronectin type III domain containing","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Fibronectin+type+III+domain+containing"}]}