loading...| Preferred Name |
Interleukin-3 |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20439 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body. IL-3 is made mainly by a type of T lymphocyte. It increases the number of blood cells made by the bone marrow. IL-3 made in the laboratory is used as a biological response modifier to boost the immune system in cancer therapy. IL-3 is a type of cytokine. |
| code |
C20439 |
| DEFINITION |
Interleukin-3 (152 aa, ~17 kDa) is encoded by the human IL3 gene. This protein plays a role in neurotrophic activity and the proliferation of several types of hematopoietic lineage cells. |
| FULL_SYN |
Erythrocyte Burst-Promoting Factor IL-3 Mast-Cell Growth Factor Mast Cell Growth Factor P-Cell Stimulating Factor Interleukin 3 P-Cell-Stimulating Factor Colony-Stimulating Factor 2 Alpha IL3 MULTI-CSF IL3 Protein MCGF Multipotential Colony-Stimulating Factor Eosinophil-Mast Cell Growth-Factor Interleukin 3 Precursor Multilineage-Colony-Stimulating Factor Mast-Cell Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| label |
Interleukin-3 |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Interleukin-3 |
| OMIM_Number |
147740 |
| Preferred_Name |
Interleukin-3 |
| prefixIRI |
C20439 |
| prefLabel |
Interleukin-3 |
| Semantic_Type |
Immunologic Factor Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
| Swiss_Prot |
P08700 |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0021757 |
| subClassOf |