The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interleukin 7 across different species:

interleukin 7 (IL7), interleukin 7 (Il7)

Other aliases include:

IL-7, Il-7, hlb368, MGC129342, A630026I06Rik, IL7, MGC152606

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interleukin 7:

interleukin 7 – IL7 nirs variant 6 – interleukin-7 – Interleukin-7

Interleukin 7 fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity – growth factor activity – interleukin-7 receptor binding – protein binding – cytokine receptor binding

Interleukin 7 is relevant to the following processes:

bone resorption – cell-cell signaling – humoral immune response – negative regulation of apoptosis – organ morphogenesis – positive regulation of B cell proliferation – positive regulation of T cell differentiation – positive regulation of cell proliferation – T cell lineage commitment – anti-apoptosis – homeostasis of number of cells within a tissue – immune response – negative regulation of catalytic activity – negative regulation of cell growth – positive regulation of organ growth – regulation of gene expression

Locations for Interleukin 7:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology