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GeneQ18053153· pop 7· linked from 265 articles

Also known as IL14, TXLN, IL-14, taxilin alpha

Alpha-taxilin also known as interleukin-14 (IL-14) or high molecular weight B-cell growth factor (HMW-BCGF) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TXLNA gene.

Gene data

TXLNA
Name
taxilin alpha
Type
protein-coding
Position
32,178,097–32,198,299 (+)
Aliases
IL-14, IL14, TXLN
RefSeq RNA
NM_001376857.1, NM_001376858.1, NM_001376859.1, NM_175852.4, XM_011540932.3
RefSeq protein
NP_001363786.1, NP_001363787.1, NP_001363788.1, NP_787048.1, XP_011539234.1

Predicted to enable syntaxin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in exocytosis. Predicted to act upstream of or within B cell activation. Located in cytoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Gene Ontology

Molecular function

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taxilin alpha

Symbol
TXLNA
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
1:32,178,097-32,198,299
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Encyclopedic overview

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Alpha-taxilin also known as interleukin-14 (IL-14) or high molecular weight B-cell growth factor (HMW-BCGF) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TXLNA gene.

Interleukin-14 is a cytokine that controls the growth and proliferation of both normal and cancerous B cells. This molecule was also recently designated taxilin. IL-14 induces B-cell proliferation, inhibits antibody secretion, and expands selected B-cell subgroups. This interleukin is produced mainly by T cells and certain malignant B cells.

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