Identity | Number of exons in open reading frame | Number of amino acids | % amino acid identity* | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cytokines | opossum | human | opossum | human | Â |
Interleukin 2 | 4 | 4 | 144 | 153 | 41.8 |
Interleukin 4 | 4 | 4 | 138 | 153 | 43.3 |
Interleukin 5 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 134 | 53.0 |
Interleukin 6 | 5 | 5 | 221 | 212 | 36.3 |
Interleukin 10 | 5 | 5 | 173 | 178 | 59.5 |
Interleukin 12A | 7 | 7 | 231 | 253 | 52.2 |
Interleukin 13 | 4 | 4 | 122 | 146 | 36.7 |
Interleukin 19 | 6 | 6 | 188 | 215 | 58.0 |
Interleukin 20 | 6 | 5 | 154 | 176 | 59.7 |
Interleukin 21 | 5 | 5 | 163 | 162 | 46.5 |
Interleukin 22 | 4 | 5 | 150 | 179 | 40.0 |
Interleukin 24 | 6 | 6 | 220 | 206 | 43.7 |
Interleukin 26 | 5 | 5 | 201 | 171 | 55.9 |
Interferon γ | 4 | 4 | 167 | 166 | 47.0 |
Type 1 Interferons | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
IFN-α (seven genes) | 1 | 1 | 183 | 188–9 (range) | 33–42 (range) |
IFN-β | 1 | 1 | 184 | 187 | 43.2 |
IFN-κ | 1 | 1 | 156 | 207 | 51.3 |
Cytokine receptors | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Common cytokine receptor gamma chain (IL-2Rγ) | 8 | 8 | 349 | 367 | 54.9 |
Interferon-γ receptor 2 | 6 | 7 | 269 | 344 | 49.6 |
T cell surface receptors | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CD4 | 9 | 9 | 485 | 458 | 45.6 |
CD8 | 6 | 6 | 349 | 235 | 37.7 |