The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interleukin 2 Receptor, alpha across different species:

interleukin 2 receptor, alpha (IL2RA), interleukin 2 receptor, alpha (Il2ra), interleukin 2 receptor, alpha (LOC100222957)

Other aliases include:

CD25, IL2R, TCGFR, IDDM10, IL2RAC, IL2RA, IL-2RA

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interleukin 2 Receptor, alpha:

interleukin 2 receptor, alpha chain – Interleukin-2 receptor – interleukin-2 receptor subunit alpha – IL2-RA – IL-2-RA – IL-2R subunit alpha – IL-2 receptor alpha subunit – IL-2 receptor subunit alpha – interleukin-2 receptor alpha chain – interleukin 2 receptor, alpha – IL2 receptor alpha – IL-2 alpha receptor – interleukin-2 alpha receptor – interleukin-2 receptor alpha subunit – IL-2 Receptor alpha chain

Interleukin 2 Receptor, alpha fulfills a number of functions:

interleukin-2 receptor activity – receptor activity – drug binding – interleukin-2 binding

Interleukin 2 Receptor, alpha is relevant to the following processes:

apoptosis – cell proliferation – cell surface receptor linked signal transduction – immune response – T cell homeostasis – activation-induced cell death of T cells – cytokine-mediated signaling pathway – inflammatory response to antigenic stimulus – negative regulation of T cell proliferation – negative regulation of defense response to virus – negative regulation of immune response – negative regulation of inflammatory response – negative regulation of lymphocyte proliferation – positive regulation of T cell differentiation – positive regulation of T cell proliferation – positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation – positive regulation of apoptosis – regulation of T cell homeostatic proliferation

Locations for Interleukin 2 Receptor, alpha:

integral to membrane – plasma membrane – cell surface – external side of plasma membrane – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology