[Term] id: PR:000001384 name: interleukin-23 subunit alpha def: "A protein that is a translation product of the human IL23A gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. Interleukin-23 subunit alpha associates with interleukin-12 subunit beta to form the interleukin-23, a heterodimeric cytokine which functions in innate and adaptive immunity." [PRO:CNA, UniProtKB:Q9NPF7] comment: Category=gene. synonym: "SGRF" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "IL23A" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx] synonym: "IL-23-A" EXACT [] synonym: "IL-23p19" EXACT [] synonym: "UNQ2498/PRO5798" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "IL-23 subunit alpha" EXACT [] synonym: "interleukin-23 subunit p19" EXACT [] xref: PIRSF:PIRSF038754 is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein