Il22 - interleukin 22

Predicted to enable cytokine activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including negative regulation of inflammatory response; reactive oxygen species metabolic process; and regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Is expressed in retina and skin. Used to study liposarcoma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma. Orthologous to human IL22 (interleukin 22). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]