Preferred Name

Cytokine Gene
Synonyms
Definitions

Cytokines are soluble glycoproteins released by cells of the immune system, which act nonenzymatically through specific receptors to regulate immune responses. Cytokines resemble hormones in that they act at low concentrations and bind with high affinity to a specific receptor.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C21550

code

C21550

definition

Cytokines are soluble glycoproteins released by cells of the immune system, which act nonenzymatically through specific receptors to regulate immune responses. Cytokines resemble hormones in that they act at low concentrations and bind with high affinity to a specific receptor.

Gene_Encodes_Product

Cytokine

label

Cytokine Gene

Legacy Concept Name

Cytokine_Gene

Preferred_Name

Cytokine Gene

prefixIRI

NCIT:C21550

prefLabel

Cytokine Gene

Semantic_Type

Gene or Genome

UMLS_CUI

C1333196

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C16612

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