IFNL2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: IFNL2
- Official Name: interferon lambda 2
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 282616
- UniProt: Q8IZJ0
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Cytokine with antiviral, antitumour and immunomodulatory activities. Plays a critical role in the antiviral host defense, predominantly in the epithelial tissues. Acts as a ligand for the heterodimeric class II cytokine receptor composed of IL10RB and IFNLR1, and receptor engagement leads to the activation of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway resulting in the expression of IFN- stimulated genes (ISG), which mediate the antiviral state. Has a restricted receptor distribution and therefore restricted targets: is primarily active in epithelial cells and this cell type- selective action is because of the epithelial cell-specific expression of its receptor IFNLR1. Seems not to be essential for early virus-activated host defense in vaginal infection, but plays an important role in Toll-like receptor (TLR)-induced antiviral defense. Plays a significant role in the antiviral immune defense in the intestinal epithelium. Exerts an immunomodulatory effect by up-regulating MHC class I antigen expression. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12469119, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12483210, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16539846}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 13313
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -6.6
IFNL2 Expression in NALM6 Cells: -6.6
