Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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IL3 encodes Interleukin-3, a hematopoietic cytokine involved in immune cell development and neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
| Gene Symbol | IL3 |
| Full Name | Interleukin 3 |
| Chromosome | 5q31.1 |
| Protein Family | IL-3 cytokine family |
| Function | is a secreted cytokine with a characteristic four-helix bundle structure |
| Primary Expression | the brain by neurons, astrocytes, microglia, and endothelial cells, where they participate in neuroinflammatory processes relevant to neurodegenerativ |
| Molecular Weight | ~17 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 152 aa |
| Exons | 5 |
| UniProt ID | P08700 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 3562 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000164399 |
| OMIM | 147740 |
| GeneCards | IL3 |
| Human Protein Atlas | IL3 |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| Interactions | IL1B, GNAL, Rb, CAMKII, CCND1, CYTOKINES |
| KG Connections | 11 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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N2["IL1B"]
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N3["CAMKII"]
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N4["CCND1"]
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N5["CYTOKINES"]
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N6["GNAL"]
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N7["IL8"]
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N8["Rb"]
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N9["TNF"]
N9 -->|"inhibits"| N0
N10["neurodegeneration"]
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class N9 geneHypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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