IL31, Official Symbol IL31provided by HGNC Official Full Name interleukin 31provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:19372 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000204671 MIM:609509; AllianceGenome:HGNC:19372 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as IL-31 Summary IL31, which is made principally by activated Th2-type T cells, interacts with a heterodimeric receptor consisting of IL31RA (MIM 609510) and OSMR (MIM 601743) that is constitutively expressed on epithelial cells and keratinocytes. IL31 may be involved in the promotion of allergic skin disorders and in regulating other allergic diseases, such as asthma (Dillon et al., 2004 [PubMed 15184896]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all