Description
Enables cytokine activity. Involved in negative regulation of inflammatory response. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; reactive oxygen species metabolic process; and regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein. Is active in extracellular space. Is expressed in ileum; retina; and skin. Used to study liposarcoma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma. Orthologous to human IL22 (interleukin 22).