[Term] id: PR:000001138 name: interleukin-17A def: "An interleukin-17 that is a translation product of the human IL17A gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. The active product is a proinflammatory cytokine produced by activated T cells. This cytokine regulates the activities of NF-kappaB and mitogen-activated protein kinases." [PRO:CNA, Wikipedia:IL17A] comment: Category=gene. synonym: "IL17A" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx] synonym: "CTLA-8" EXACT [] synonym: "cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 8" EXACT [] synonym: "IL-17A" EXACT [] synonym: "CTLA8" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "IL-17" RELATED [] synonym: "IL17" RELATED Gene-based [] xref: PIRSF:PIRSF501045 property_value: has_archetype PR:Q16552 is_a: PR:000001092 ! interleukin-17