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Il21r Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Il21r
  • Name
    interleukin 21 receptor
  • Synonyms
    NILR
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1890475
    NCBI Gene: 60504
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:125202601-125232742 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 68.98 cM, cytoband F4
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    933 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1890475
 protein coding gene Chr7:125202424-125232742 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0032969
 protein coding gene Chr7:129815670-129847681 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0032952
 protein coding gene Chr7:126415918-126445573 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0032884
 protein coding gene Chr7:129611072-129641851 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0032957
 protein coding gene Chr7:126069517-126102005 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0032667
 protein coding gene Chr7:129527902-129557779 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0033463
 protein coding gene Chr7:134898686-134930070 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030435
 protein coding gene Chr7:127618271-127646629 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0031995
 protein coding gene Chr7:121322280-121355314 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0032640
 protein coding gene Chr7:139418483-139459278 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0032792
 protein coding gene Chr7:124393307-124423218 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0032745
 protein coding gene Chr7:124228784-124257889 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0032886
 protein coding gene Chr7:131288588-131317721 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0032777
 protein coding gene Chr7:140661798-140695198 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0033483
 protein coding gene Chr7:128611459-128642156 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0031703
 protein coding gene Chr7:117372617-117402563 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0031550
 protein coding gene Chr7:115435421-115464256 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0032108
 protein coding gene Chr7:129579131-129608509 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IL21R, interleukin 21 receptor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IL21R, interleukin 21 receptor
  • Synonyms
    CD360, IMD56, NILR
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 50615
    UniProt: Q9HBE5

  • Chr Location
    16p12.1; chr16:27402174-27452042 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    10 with human IL21R associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    49 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 8 genetic backgrounds
    10 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    3 images
    146 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous null mutation of this gene results in decreased immunoglobulin levels, decreased Th17 T cell differentation, and decreased production of IL-17.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    13
  • GO References
    8
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    743
  • Tissues
    3
  • cDNA Data
    9
  • Literature Summary
    1
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000030745 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 30142 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000033000 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2499 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000033000 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 529 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 9
      cDNA 9

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 180
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 146
    • Earliest
      J:65263 Ozaki K, et al., Cloning of a type I cytokine receptor most related to the IL-2 receptor beta chain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Oct 10;97(21):11439-44
    • Latest
      J:363298 Kim Y, et al., IL-21 shapes the B cell response in a context-dependent manner. Cell Rep. 2025 Jan 28;44(1):115190
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    03/25/2025
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