IL3RA

Interleukin 3 receptor, alpha (low affinity)
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols IL3RA ; CD123; IL3R; IL3RAY; IL3RX; IL3RY; hIL-3Ra
External IDs OMIM: 430000 MGI: 96553 HomoloGene: 48088 GeneCards: IL3RA Gene
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 3563 16188
Ensembl ENSG00000185291 ENSMUSG00000068758
UniProt P26951 P26952
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001267713 NM_008369
RefSeq (protein) NP_001254642 NP_032395
Location (UCSC) Chr X:
1.34 – 1.38 Mb
Chr 14:
14.35 – 14.36 Mb
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Interleukin 3 receptor, alpha (low affinity) (IL3RA), also known as CD123 (Cluster of Differentiation 123), is a human gene.[1]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is an interleukin 3 specific subunit of a heterodimeric cytokine receptor. The receptor is composed of a ligand specific alpha subunit and a signal transducing beta subunit shared by the receptors for interleukin 3 (IL3), colony stimulating factor 2 (CSF2/GM-CSF), and interleukin 5 (IL5). The binding of this protein to IL3 depends on the beta subunit. The beta subunit is activated by the ligand binding, and is required for the biological activities of IL3. This gene and the gene encoding the colony stimulating factor 2 receptor alpha chain (CSF2RA) form a cytokine receptor gene cluster in a X-Y pseudoautosomal region on chromosomes X or Y.[1]

Interactions

IL3RA has been shown to interact with Interleukin 3.[2][3]

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