IL17B, Official Symbol IL17Bprovided by HGNC Official Full Name interleukin 17Bprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:5982 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000127743 MIM:604627; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5982 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 NIRF; IL-20; IL-17B; ZCYTO7 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a T cell-derived cytokine that shares sequence similarity with IL17. This cytokine was reported to stimulate the release of TNF alpha (TNF) and IL1 beta (IL1B) from a monocytic cell line. Immunohistochemical analysis of several nerve tissues indicated that this cytokine is primarily localized to neuronal cell bodies. Alternative splicing results in multiple splice variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all