The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interleukin 17A across different species:

interleukin 17A (IL17A), interleukin 17A (Il17a), interleukin 17F (IL17F)

Other aliases include:

IL17, CTLA8, IL-17, IL-17A, Il17, Ctla8, Ctla-8, IL17F, IL17A, ChIL-17

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interleukin 17A:

interleukin 17A – cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 8 – cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 8 – cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated serine esterase 8 – interleukin 17 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated serine esterase 8) – interleukin-17A – IL-17 – IL-17A – Interleukin 17 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated serine esterase 8) – interleukin 17F – interleukin-17 – interleukin 17

Interleukin 17A fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity

Interleukin 17A is relevant to the following processes:

apoptosis – cell death – cell-cell signaling – immune response – inflammatory response – positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – protein amino acid glycosylation

Locations for Interleukin 17A:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology