IL33, Official Symbol IL33provided by HGNC Official Full Name interleukin 33provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16028 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000137033 MIM:608678; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16028 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 DVS27; IL1F11; NF-HEV; NFEHEV; C9orf26 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that binds to the IL1RL1/ST2 receptor. The encoded protein is involved in the maturation of Th2 cells and the activation of mast cells, basophils, eosinophils and natural killer cells. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015] Expression Ubiquitous expression in urinary bladder (RPKM 34.7), lung (RPKM 27.3) and 23 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all