Interleukin-5

Details

Name
Interleukin-5
Synonyms
  • B-cell differentiation factor I
  • Eosinophil differentiation factor
  • IL-5
  • T-cell replacing factor
  • TRF
Gene Name
IL5
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016349|Interleukin-5
MRMLLHLSLLALGAAYVYAIPTEIPTSALVKETLALLSTHRTLLIANETLRIPVPVHKNH
QLCTEEIFQGIGTLESQTVQGGTVERLFKNLSLIKKYIDGQKKKCGEERRRVNQFLDYLQ
EFLGVMNTEWIIES
Number of residues
134
Molecular Weight
15237.695
Theoretical pI
8.23
GO Classification
Functions
cytokine activity / interleukin-5 receptor binding
Processes
activation of MAPKK activity / axon guidance / cytokine-mediated signaling pathway / epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway / Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway / fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway / inflammatory response / innate immune response / insulin receptor signaling pathway / MAPK cascade / neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway / positive regulation of B cell proliferation / positive regulation of eosinophil differentiation / positive regulation of immunoglobulin secretion / positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade / positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation / positive regulation of podosome assembly / positive regulation of sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity / Ras protein signal transduction / small GTPase mediated signal transduction / vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
Components
extracellular region / extracellular space / intracellular
General Function
Interleukin-5 receptor binding
Specific Function
Factor that induces terminal differentiation of late-developing B-cells to immunoglobulin secreting cells.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Secreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016350|Interleukin-5 (IL5)
ATGAGGATGCTTCTGCATTTGAGTTTGCTAGCTCTTGGAGCTGCCTACGTGTATGCCATC
CCCACAGAAATTCCCACAAGTGCATTGGTGAAAGAGACCTTGGCACTGCTTTCTACTCAT
CGAACTCTGCTGATAGCCAATGAGACTCTGAGGATTCCTGTTCCTGTACATAAAAATCAC
CAACTGTGCACTGAAGAAATCTTTCAGGGAATAGGCACACTGGAGAGTCAAACTGTGCAA
GGGGGTACTGTGGAAAGACTATTCAAAAACTTGTCCTTAATAAAGAAATACATTGACGGC
CAAAAAAAAAAGTGTGGAGAAGAAAGACGGAGAGTAAACCAATTCCTAGACTACCTGCAA
GAGTTTCTTGGTGTAATGAACACCGAGTGGATAATAGAAAGTTGA
Chromosome Location
5
Locus
5q31.1
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP05113
UniProtKB Entry NameIL5_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID33836
GenBank Gene IDX04688
GenAtlas IDIL5
HGNC IDHGNC:6016
General References
  1. Azuma C, Tanabe T, Konishi M, Kinashi T, Noma T, Matsuda F, Yaoita Y, Takatsu K, Hammarstrom L, Smith CI, et al.: Cloning of cDNA for human T-cell replacing factor (interleukin-5) and comparison with the murine homologue. Nucleic Acids Res. 1986 Nov 25;14(22):9149-58. [Article]
  2. Tanabe T, Konishi M, Mizuta T, Noma T, Honjo T: Molecular cloning and structure of the human interleukin-5 gene. J Biol Chem. 1987 Dec 5;262(34):16580-4. [Article]
  3. Campbell HD, Tucker WQ, Hort Y, Martinson ME, Mayo G, Clutterbuck EJ, Sanderson CJ, Young IG: Molecular cloning, nucleotide sequence, and expression of the gene encoding human eosinophil differentiation factor (interleukin 5). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Oct;84(19):6629-33. [Article]
  4. Yokota T, Coffman RL, Hagiwara H, Rennick DM, Takebe Y, Yokota K, Gemmell L, Shrader B, Yang G, Meyerson P, et al.: Isolation and characterization of lymphokine cDNA clones encoding mouse and human IgA-enhancing factor and eosinophil colony-stimulating factor activities: relationship to interleukin 5. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Nov;84(21):7388-92. [Article]
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  6. Minamitake Y, Kodama S, Katayama T, Adachi H, Tanaka S, Tsujimoto M: Structure of recombinant human interleukin 5 produced by Chinese hamster ovary cells. J Biochem. 1990 Feb;107(2):292-7. [Article]
  7. Proudfoot AE, Davies JG, Turcatti G, Wingfield PT: Human interleukin-5 expressed in Escherichia coli: assignment of the disulfide bridges of the purified unglycosylated protein. FEBS Lett. 1991 May 20;283(1):61-4. [Article]
  8. Milburn MV, Hassell AM, Lambert MH, Jordan SR, Proudfoot AE, Graber P, Wells TN: A novel dimer configuration revealed by the crystal structure at 2.4 A resolution of human interleukin-5. Nature. 1993 May 13;363(6425):172-6. [Article]
  9. Patino E, Kotzsch A, Saremba S, Nickel J, Schmitz W, Sebald W, Mueller TD: Structure analysis of the IL-5 ligand-receptor complex reveals a wrench-like architecture for IL-5Ralpha. Structure. 2011 Dec 7;19(12):1864-75. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2011.08.015. [Article]

Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB01411PranlukastinvestigationalunknownantagonistDetails
DB06612Mepolizumabapproved, investigationalyesantagonistregulatorDetails
DB06602Reslizumabapproved, investigationalyesantagonistregulatorDetails