Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables cytokine receptor binding activity; protein heterodimerization activity; and protein homodimerization activity. Involved in defense response to bacterium and positive regulation of gene expression. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Orthologous to human IL17F (interleukin 17F).