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IL-5   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 4997

Immunopharmacology Ligand
Compound class: Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: IL-5 is one of the hematopoietic family cytokines. Unlike other family members IL-3 and GM-CSF, IL-5 is a homodimer, consisting of two identical amino acid chains linked by two disulphide bonds
Species: Human
Classification Click here for help
Compound class Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups Interleukins
Gene/Precursor Click here for help
Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms
IL5 interleukin 5 Human prepro-interleukin 5 B cell differentiation factor I, EDF, eosinophil differentiation factor, IL-5, interleukin-5, interleukin 5 (colony-stimulating factor, eosinophil), T-cell replacing factor, TRF
Database Links Click here for help
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000113525 (Hs)
GtoPdb PubChem SID 178101694
Human Protein Atlas ENSG00000113525 (Hs)
Immunopaedia Search IL-5
UniProtKB P05113 (Hs)
Wikipedia Interleukin_5