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Details on Person UniProt:P16871-2 IL7R

Class:IdReferenceIsoform:148797
_chainChangeLogsignal peptide:1-20 added on Fri February 6 2015;chain:21-459 added on Fri February 6 2015
_displayNameUniProt:P16871-2 IL7R
_timestamp2025-02-21 19:18:46
chainsignal peptide:1-20
chain:21-459
checksumEF50BF2615EEF50C
commentFUNCTION Receptor for interleukin-7. Also acts as a receptor for thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP).SUBUNIT The IL7 receptor is a heterodimer of IL7R and IL2RG. The TSLP receptor is a heterodimer of CRLF2 and IL7R. Interacts with CD53 (PubMed:31748347).INTERACTION The WSXWS motif appears to be necessary for proper protein folding and thereby efficient intracellular transport and cell-surface receptor binding.DOMAIN The box 1 motif is required for JAK interaction and/or activation.PTM N-glycosylated IL-7Ralpha binds IL7 300-fold more tightly than the unglycosylated form.PTM Ubiquitinated by MARCHF8; leading to lysosomal degradation.DISEASE The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.DISEASE Disease susceptibility is associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. A polymorphism at position 244 strongly influences susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. Overtransmission of the major 'C' allele coding for Thr-244 is detected in offspring affected with multiple sclerosis. In vitro analysis of transcripts from minigenes containing either 'C' allele (Thr-244) or 'T' allele (Ile-244) shows that the 'C' allele results in an approximately two-fold increase in the skipping of exon 6, leading to increased production of a soluble form of IL7R. Thus, the multiple sclerosis associated 'C' risk allele of IL7R would probably decrease membrane-bound expression of IL7R. As this risk allele is common in the general population, some additional triggers are probably required for the development and progression of MS.SIMILARITY Belongs to the type I cytokine receptor family. Type 4 subfamily.SEQUENCE CAUTION Contaminating sequence. Potential poly-A sequence.ONLINE INFORMATION IL7R mutation db
descriptionrecommendedName: Interleukin-7 receptor subunit alpha shortName: IL-7 receptor subunit alpha shortName: IL-7R subunit alpha shortName: IL-7R-alpha shortName: IL-7RA alternativeName: CDw127 cdAntigenNameCD127/cdAntigenName
geneNameIL7R
identifierP16871
isoformParent
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keyword3D-structure
Alternative splicing
Cell membrane
Disease variant
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Membrane
Phosphoprotein
Proteomics identification
Receptor
Reference proteome
SCID
Secreted
Signal
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Ubl conjugation
modified[InstanceEdit:9836292] Weiser, Joel, 2023-05-25
[InstanceEdit:9852000] Weiser, Joel, 2023-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9917590] Weiser, Joel, 2024-08-09
[InstanceEdit:9926675] Weiser, Joel, 2024-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9939033] Weiser, Joel, 2025-02-21
nameIL7R
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
referenceGene[ReferenceDNASequence:8995478] ENSEMBL:ENSG00000168685 IL7R [Homo sapiens]
secondaryIdentifierIL7RA_HUMAN
B2RCS6
B4DVT1
Q05CU8
Q6NSP4
Q6NWM0
Q6NWM1
Q6NWM2
Q6NWM3
Q6SV45
Q9UPC1
sequenceLength459
species[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
variantIdentifierP16871-2
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