IL17C, Official Symbol IL17Cprovided by HGNC Official Full Name interleukin 17Cprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:5983 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000124391 MIM:604628; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5983 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CX2; IL-17C Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a T cell-derived cytokine that shares the sequence similarity with IL17. This cytokine was reported to stimulate the release of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 1 beta from a monocytic cell line. The expression of this cytokine was found to be restricted to activated T cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in endometrium (RPKM 1.7), gall bladder (RPKM 0.2) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all