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Gene

IL27RA

interleukin 27 receptor subunit alpha

Summary

Cytogenetic location
19p13.12
Coordinates
Chromosome 19: 14,031,762–14,053,218 (GRCh38)
Exons
14 exons across 21.5 kb
Protein
636 amino acids
Also known as
WSX-1, TCCR, CRL1, WSX1, zcytor1, IL-27R
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000263379.4NM_004843.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads IL27RA yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How IL27RA is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 19, with a bracket where IL27RA sits. IL27RA and 27 genes near it on chromosome 19, from 13,542,490 to 14,542,489.Chromosome 1919p13.12p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12p11q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.33q13.41q13.42q13.4313.6 Mb13.8 Mb14 Mb14.2 Mb14.4 MbCACNA1A: 13,206,442–13,624,489, reverse strandCACNA1AYJU2B: 13,731,746–13,763,298, forward strandYJU2BMRI1: 13,764,498–13,774,282, forward strandMRI1C19orf53: 13,774,439–13,778,773, forward strandC19orf53ZSWIM4: 13,795,395–13,832,254, forward strandZSWIM4NANOS3: 13,862,063–13,880,757, forward strandNANOS3BRME1: 13,882,343–13,906,572, reverse strandBRME1CC2D1A: 13,906,160–13,930,884, forward strandCC2D1APODNL1: 13,931,183–13,953,392, reverse strandPODNL1DCAF15: 13,952,459–13,961,449, forward strandDCAF15RFX1: 13,961,529–14,007,084, reverse strandRFX1RLN3: 14,028,148–14,031,552, forward strandRLN3IL27RA: 14,031,762–14,053,218, forward strandIL27RAPALM3: 14,053,363–14,062,149, reverse strandPALM3MISP3: 14,072,108–14,075,062, forward strandMISP3C19orf67: 14,081,624–14,085,875, reverse strandSAMD1: 14,086,762–14,091,036, reverse strandSAMD1PRKACA: 14,091,688–14,118,084, reverse strandSMIM46: 14,112,324–14,112,476, reverse strandASF1B: 14,119,512–14,136,622, reverse strandASF1BADGRL1: 14,147,743–14,206,852, reverse strandADGRL1ADGRE5: 14,380,501–14,408,729, forward strandADGRE5DDX39A: 14,408,798–14,419,385, reverse strandDDX39APKN1: 14,433,053–14,471,872, forward strandPKN1PTGER1: 14,472,466–14,477,272, reverse strandPTGER1GIPC1: 14,477,759–14,496,164, reverse strandGIPC1DNAJB1: 14,513,789–14,560,391, reverse strandDNAJB1TECR: 14,517,085–14,565,988, forward strandTECRDiagram of IL27RA: 14 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 19Exon 1: 14,031,762–14,031,972, 211 basesExon 2: 14,032,386–14,032,503, 118 basesExon 3: 14,039,508–14,039,665, 158 basesExon 4: 14,039,753–14,039,910, 158 basesExon 5: 14,042,453–14,042,612, 160 basesExon 6: 14,042,716–14,042,789, 74 basesExon 7: 14,046,154–14,046,337, 184 basesExon 8: 14,046,430–14,046,618, 189 basesExon 9: 14,048,981–14,049,082, 102 basesExon 10: 14,049,156–14,049,314, 159 basesExon 11: 14,050,758–14,050,883, 126 basesExon 12: 14,051,607–14,051,700, 94 basesExon 13: 14,051,880–14,051,973, 94 basesExon 14: 14,052,096–14,053,218, 1,123 bases124681012145′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 3 kb of the gene's 21.5 kb; 1,911 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). IL27RA gene: interleukin 27 receptor subunit alpha. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/il27ra

Vancouver

Dante Labs. IL27RA gene: interleukin 27 receptor subunit alpha [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/il27ra

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