Predicted funtional terms: GO | ChEA | Mouse Phenotype | Human Phenotype | KEA | KEGG
Most similar genes based on co-expression: Pearson correlation
Expression levels across tissues and cell lines: Tissue Expression | Cell Line Expression

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). NCBI Entrez Gene | GeneCards | Harmonizome