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> Record changed: 2026-10-13

# IL23A

ENSG00000110944

Target class

Secreted protein

Chromosome

12

Approved drugs

5

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

8

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

5

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

8

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

No

## Names

**Target name**

IL23A

**Gene name**

Interleukin 23 subunit alpha

**Gene symbol**

IL23A

**Protein name**

Interleukin-23 subunit alpha (IL-23 subunit alpha) (IL-23-A) (Interleukin-23 subunit p19) (IL-23p19)

### Other names (5)

- SGRF
- IL23P19
- IL-23
- IL-23A
- P19

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Interleukins

**Target class**

Secreted protein

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

20

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Approved

**Highest tissue expression**

27.68

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.587

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.961

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:51561

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.807324

**Protein interaction partners**

34

### Reactome pathways (2)

- R-HSA-6785807
- R-HSA-9020933

## Genomic location

**End position**

56340410

**Start position**

56334174

**Chromosome**

12

**Strand**

Forward

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000110944

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:15488

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:15488)

**NCBI Gene ID**

51561

**UniProt ID**

Q9NPF7

## Cellular location

- Secreted . Note=Secreted upon association with IL12B.
- Cytosol

### Publication evidence

- PubMed 11114383  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11114383/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.961167

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.587082

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Testis**

27.68

**Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes**

9.91

**Spleen**

3.81

**Pituitary**

2.1

**Cells - Cultured fibroblasts**

2.04

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Testis27.68
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes9.91
- Spleen3.81
- Pituitary2.1
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts2.04
- Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum1.97
- Lung1.67
- Esophagus - Mucosa1.6
- Minor Salivary Gland1.57
- Thyroid1.4
- Prostate1.26
- Kidney - Medulla1.18
- Cervix - Endocervix1.16
- Cervix - Ectocervix1.13
- Vagina1.11
- Fallopian Tube1.11
- Nerve - Tibial1.08
- Whole Blood1.06
- Liver1.06
- Ovary1
- Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)0.97
- Breast - Mammary Tissue0.92
- Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)0.88
- Adipose - Subcutaneous0.87
- Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)0.87

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (23)

- GO:0002230  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0002230)
- GO:0002827  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0002827)
- GO:0007259  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007259)
- GO:0032693  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032693)
- GO:0032725  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032725)
- GO:0032729  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032729)
- GO:0032733  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032733)
- GO:0032735  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032735)
- GO:0032740  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032740)
- GO:0032760  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032760)
- GO:0032816  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032816)
- GO:0032819  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032819)
- GO:0034105  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0034105)
- GO:0038155  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0038155)
- GO:0042102  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042102)
- GO:0042104  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042104)
- GO:0045672  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045672)
- GO:0050729  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0050729)
- GO:0050829  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0050829)
- GO:0051135  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0051135)
- GO:0051142  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0051142)
- GO:0097696  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0097696)
- GO:1901224  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1901224)

### Cellular components (3)

- GO:0005576  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005576)
- GO:0005788  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005788)
- GO:0070743  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070743)

### Molecular functions (3)

- GO:0005125  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005125)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)
- GO:0045519  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045519)

## Related records

### Trials (501)

- [A Bioequivalence Study of Mirikizumab (LY3074828) in Healthy Participants](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-bioequivalence-study-of-mirikizumab-ly3074828-in-healthy-66c85922-0858-4fa5-a0f5-958e525f0e08.md)
- [A Bioequivalence Study of Mirikizumab (LY3074828) Solution in Healthy Participants](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-bioequivalence-study-of-mirikizumab-ly3074828-solution-in-f9d1d4b3-5de5-44e2-b8cc-5b4322e4c740.md)
- A Clinical Study of AK101 in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
- A Direct Head-to-head Comparison of Ustekinumab with Infliximab for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
- A Double-blind Study to Compare the Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of the Proposed Biosimilar Ustekinumab FYB202 to Stelara® in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis
- A Global Study Comparing Risankizumab to Placebo in Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- A Long Term Extension Trial of BI 655066/ABBV-066 (Risankizumab), in Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease
- A Long-term Extension (LTE) Study of Guselkumab in Pediatric Participants
- A Long-term Extension Study of Mirikizumab (LY3074828) in Participants With Crohn's Disease
- A Long-term Extension Study of Ustekinumab in Pediatric Participants
- A Long-term Study to Evaluate Safety and Maintenance of Treatment Effect of LY3074828 in Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis (OASIS-3)
- A Maintenance Study of Mirikizumab in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
- A Master Protocol (AMAZ): A Study of Mirikizumab (LY3074828) in Pediatric Participants With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease (SHINE-ON)
- A Multicenter Phase 2 Single-arm Proof-of-concept Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Ustekinumab in Association With Prednisone for the Treatment of Non-infectious Severe Uveitis (NISU)
- A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Induction Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
- A Multicentered Prospective Cohort Study of Chinese IBD Patients
- A Pharmacokinetic Study Comparing EG12014 and Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in Healthy Male Volunteers
- A Pharmacokinetic Study of Single-Dose Intravenous Ustekinumab Delivered in 2 Different Liquid in Vial Formulations
- A Pharmacokinetic Study of Ustekinumab in Pediatric Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease
- A Phase 2a, Efficacy and Safety Study of Ustekinumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

### Drugs (8)

- Brazikumab Interleukin-23 inhibitor
- Briakinumab Interleukin-23 inhibitor
- Ebdarokimab Interleukin-23 inhibitor
- [Guselkumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/guselkumab-90846a1b-25ed-4e53-ae9c-4730391bc3c9.md) Interleukin-23 inhibitor
- [Mirikizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/mirikizumab-125dbf98-9c8f-4161-a506-f2b426cbee0c.md) Interleukin-23 inhibitor
- [Risankizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/risankizumab-1241776f-1eaf-44f0-80a5-991f76bf1ea0.md) Interleukin-23 inhibitor
- Tildrakizumab Interleukin-23 inhibitor
- [Ustekinumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/ustekinumab-323cb2e2-e906-4997-ac57-d82c7f7c399d.md) Interleukin-23 inhibitor

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