The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interleukin 21 across different species:

interleukin 21 (IL21)

Other aliases include:

Za11, IL-21

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interleukin 21:

interleukin 21 – interleukin-21 isoform

Interleukin 21 fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity – interleukin-2 receptor binding

Interleukin 21 is relevant to the following processes:

cell maturation – positive regulation of T cell proliferation – positive regulation of interferon-gamma biosynthetic process – positive regulation of interleukin-10 production – positive regulation of natural killer cell cytokine production – positive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation – positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity – signal transduction

Locations for Interleukin 21:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology