IL17RA, IL17R, Interleukin-17 receptor A, IL-17 receptor A, IL-17RA, CDw217, CD antigen CD217
Interleukin 17A (IL17A) is a proinflammatory cytokine secreted by activated T-lymphocytes. It is a potent inducer of the maturation of CD34-positive hematopoietic precursors into neutrophils. The transmembrane protein encoded by this gene (interleukin 17A receptor, IL17RA) is a ubiquitous type I membrane glycoprotein that binds with low affinity to interleukin 17A. Interleukin 17A and its receptor play a pathogenic role in many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Like other cytokine receptors, this receptor likely has a multimeric structure. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014],function:Receptor for IL17A. Binds its ligand with low affinity, suggesting that additional components are involved in IL17A-induced signaling.,PTM:Glycosylated.,tissue specificity:Widely expressed.,
