class I cytokine receptor,CRL1,cytokine receptor WSX-1,cytokine receptor-like 1,IL-27 receptor subunit alpha,IL27R,IL-27R subunit alpha,IL-27RA,IL-27R-alpha,interleukin 27 receptor, alpha,interleukin-27 receptor subunit alpha,TCCR,T-cell cytokine receptor type 1,type I T-cell cytokine receptor,WSX1,zcytor1.
Receptor for IL27. Requires IL6ST/gp130 to mediate signal transduction in response to IL27. This signaling system acts through STAT3 and STAT1. Involved in the regulation of Th1-type immune responses. Also appears to be involved in innate defense mechanisms.