The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interleukin 5 across different species:

interleukin 5 (colony-stimulating factor, eosinophil) (IL5), interleukin 5 (Il5), Interleukin 5 (IL-5), interleukin 5 (IL5)

Other aliases include:

EDF, TRF, IL-5, Il-5, IL5, Il5

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interleukin 5:

interleukin 5 – interleukin-5 – T-cell replacing factor – B cell differentiation factor I – eosinophil differentiation factor – TRF – BCGF-II – OTTMUSP00000005818 – B-cell growth factor II – cytotoxic T-lymphocyte inducer – IL-5 – Interleukin 5 (colony-stimulating factor eosinophil) – Interleukin 5 (colony-stimulating factor, eosinophil) – colony-stimulating factor, eosinophil – Interleukin 5

Interleukin 5 fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity – growth factor activity – interleukin-5 receptor binding – protein binding

Interleukin 5 is relevant to the following processes:

immune response – inflammatory response – positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation – cytokine-mediated signaling pathway – positive regulation of B cell proliferation – positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of eosinophil differentiation – positive regulation of gene-specific transcription – positive regulation of transcription factor activity

Locations for Interleukin 5:

extracellular region – extracellular space – soluble fraction

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology