IL27

Chr 16

interleukin 27

Also known as: IL-27, IL-27A, IL27A, IL27p28, IL30, p28

The IL27 protein associates with EBI3 to form the IL-27 cytokine complex, which regulates T-helper cell development, suppresses T-cell proliferation, stimulates cytotoxic T-cell activity, and has diverse effects on innate immune cells including driving clonal expansion of naive CD4+ T-cells and synergizing with IL-12 to trigger interferon-gamma production. Mutations in IL27 cause immunodeficiency with autosomal recessive inheritance, affecting immune system function. This gene shows high constraint against loss-of-function variants, indicating it is essential for normal cellular function.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
LOEUF 0.51
Clinical SummaryIL27
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Moderately constrained gene (pLI 0.78) — some intolerance to loss-of-function variants.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Moderate LoF intolerance
LoF Constraint
0.51LOEUF
pLI 0.782
Z-score 2.54
OE 0.11 (0.040.51)
Moderately constrained

More LoF-intolerant than ~75% of genes

Missense Constraint
1.08Z-score
OE missense 0.75 (0.640.88)
112 obs / 149.3 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.11 (0.040.51)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.75 (0.640.88)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.79
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 1 / 9.4Missense obs/exp: 112 / 149.3Syn Z: 1.32

ClinVar Variant Classifications

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

IL27 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

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