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Il21 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Il21
  • Name
    interleukin 21
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1890474
    NCBI Gene: 60505
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    2 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:37276908-37286785 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 18.36 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    7 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1890474
protein coding gene Chr3:37276908-37286785 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027167
protein coding gene Chr3:35066992-35077708 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0027127
protein coding gene Chr3:34372090-34381822 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0027096
protein coding gene Chr3:35010885-35020625 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0027139
protein coding gene Chr3:34121631-34131462 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026882
protein coding gene Chr3:35069346-35079710 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027585
protein coding gene Chr3:36703145-36714210 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024946
protein coding gene Chr3:32051379-32061174 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026335
protein coding gene Chr3:34941057-34952998 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026859
protein coding gene Chr3:37688964-37700956 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026993
protein coding gene Chr3:33814089-33824058 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026961
protein coding gene Chr3:33255276-33265883 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0027105
protein coding gene Chr3:35845556-35856659 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026980
protein coding gene Chr3:40158365-40170627 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027644
protein coding gene Chr3:34864476-34874284 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0026068
protein coding gene Chr3:33496898-33506835 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025880
protein coding gene Chr3:34226412-34236195 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026409
protein coding gene Chr3:34888213-34898339 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IL21, interleukin 21
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IL21, interleukin 21
  • Synonyms
    CVID11, IL-21, Za11
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 59067
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9HBE4
    UniProt: Q9HBE4

  • Chr Location
    4q27; chr4:122610108-122621066 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with human IL21 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    17 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    94 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene develop normally and have a normal life span. One allele exhibits enhanced IgE isotype switch and IgE production after antigen immunization.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 60505 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 9878 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001291041 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3178 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9ES17 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 146 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 8
      cDNA 7
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 220
      Developmental Gene Expression 4
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 94
    • Earliest
      J:64276 Lyon MF, et al., Dose-response curves for radiation-induced gene mutations in mouse oocytes and their interpretation. Mutat Res. 1979 Nov;63(1):161-73
    • Latest
      J:354878 Li X, et al., Deficiency of CBL and CBLB ubiquitin ligases leads to hyper T follicular helper cell responses and lupus by reducing BCL6 degradation. Immunity. 2024 May 12;

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    last database update
    12/10/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory