PF06083

Interleukin-17

Pfam entry
Member databasePfam
Pfam typefamily
Short nameIL17
ClanCystine-knot
Author Finn RD;0000-0001-8626-2148
Sequence Ontology0100021

Description

IL-17 is a potent proinflammatory cytokine produced by activated memory T cells
[1]
. The IL-17 family is thought to represent a distinct signaling system that appears to have been highly conserved across vertebrate evolution
[1]
.

References

1.IL-17: prototype member of an emerging cytokine family. Aggarwal S, Gurney AL. J. Leukoc. Biol. 71, 1-8, (2002). View articlePMID: 11781375

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