IL33

Gene Information
Function Summary
  • Entrez Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that binds to the IL1RL1/ST2 receptor. The encoded protein is involved in the maturation of Th2 cells and the activation of mast cells, basophils, eosinophils and natural killer cells. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015].
  • UniProt Summary: Cytokine that binds to and signals through the IL1RL1/ST2 receptor which in turn activates NF-kappa-B and MAPK signaling pathways in target cells (PubMed:16286016). Involved in the maturation of Th2 cells inducing the secretion of T-helper type 2-associated cytokines. Also involved in activation of mast cells, basophils, eosinophils and natural killer cells. Acts as a chemoattractant for Th2 cells, and may function as an “alarmin”, that amplifies immune responses during tissue injury (PubMed:17853410, PubMed:18836528). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16286016, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17853410, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18836528}.

Pfam Domains GO Terms


CRISPR Data

Compound Hit Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)

Essentiality in NALM6
  • Essentiality Rank: 15801
  • Expression level (log2 read counts): 0.34

Expression Distribution

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