Tissue Specificity | Expressed at low levels in several tissues, including brain, kidney, lung, prostate, testis, spinal cord, adrenal gland, and trachea. |
Function | Cytokine produced by various cells such as eosinophils, T-helper type 2 (Th2) cells or epithelial cells that plays a role in internal safety of adaptive immune responses by regulating cytokine production. Promotes and augments T-helper type 2 responses locally or systemically. Exerts its activity via its receptor composed of IL17RA and IL17RB for signal transduction. In turn, stimulates the JAK2-STAT5A pathway and promotes the secretion of type-2 associated cytokines including IL4, IL9 and IL13. Induces also the release of IL8, and IL6 from eosinophils through the combined activation of MAPK and NF-kappa-B pathways. Inhibits the differentiation of T-helper (Th17) cells via the production of IL4, IL5 and IL13. |
Protein Name | Interleukin-25Il-25Interleukin-17eIl-17e |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-448424 |
Cellular Localisation | Secreted |
Alternative Protein Names | Interleukin-25 proteinIl-25 proteinInterleukin-17e proteinIl-17e proteinIL25 proteinIL17E proteinUNQ3120 proteinPRO10272 protein |
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