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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/target/il31ra-825a369f-0cc9-54f5-9559-0118b7d5b555 > Record changed: 2026-10-13 # IL31RA ENSG00000164509 Target class Membrane receptor Chromosome 5 Approved drugs 1 Clinical candidates (approved and in development) 1 ## Clinical evidence **Approved drugs** 1 **Clinical candidates (approved and in development)** 1 ## Druggability **Chemical probe available** No ## Names **Target name** IL31RA **Gene name** Interleukin 31 receptor A **Gene symbol** IL31RA **Protein name** Interleukin-31 receptor subunit alpha (IL-31 receptor subunit alpha) (IL-31R subunit alpha) (IL-31R-alpha) (IL-31RA) (Cytokine receptor-like 3) (GLM-R) (hGLM-R) (Gp130-like monocyte receptor) (Gp130-like receptor) (ZcytoR17) ### Other names (5) - CRL3 - GLM-R - CRL - Glmr - IL-31RA ## Classification **Gene biotype** Protein coding **Gene family** Fibronectin type III domain containing|Interleukin receptors **Target class** Membrane receptor **Target type** Human gene ## Expression and localisation **Tissues expressed in** 2 **Protein localisation evidence grade** Approved **Highest tissue expression** 1.92 **Tissue specificity (Gini)** 0.824 **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.949 ## Pathways and interactions **KEGG gene identifiers** - hsa:133396 **Reactome pathways** - R-HSA-6788467 **Protein interaction confidence** 0.93 **Protein interaction partners** 5 ## Genomic location **End position** 55922854 **Start position** 55851357 **Chromosome** 5 **Strand** Forward ## Identifiers **Ensembl gene ID** ENSG00000164509 **HGNC ID** HGNC:18969 Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:18969) **NCBI Gene ID** 133396 **UniProt ID** Q8NI17 ## Cellular location - Cell membrane - Single-pass type I membrane protein . Presynaptic cell membrane . Cell projection, axon . - Cytosol - Plasma membrane ### Publication evidence (2) - PubMed 11877449 Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11877449/) - PubMed 14504285 Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14504285/) ## Tissue expression **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.949489 **Expression inequality (Gini)** 0.823628 ### Highest expression Expression in transcripts per million **Artery - Aorta** 1.92 **Testis** 1.79 **Cells - Cultured fibroblasts** 0.8 **Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)** 0.52 **Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)** 0.48 ### All tissues (54) Expression in transcripts per million - Artery - Aorta1.92 - Testis1.79 - Cells - Cultured fibroblasts0.8 - Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)0.52 - Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)0.48 - Prostate0.2 - Artery - Tibial0.13 - Colon - Sigmoid0.12 - Muscle - Skeletal0.08 - Ovary0.07 - Vagina0.07 - Lung0.07 - Minor Salivary Gland0.07 - Pancreas0.06 - Colon - Transverse0.06 - Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum0.05 - Artery - Coronary0.05 - Adipose - Subcutaneous0.04 - Kidney - Medulla0.04 - Whole Blood0.03 - Stomach0.03 - Esophagus - Muscularis0.03 - Uterus0.02 - Kidney - Cortex0.02 - Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes0.02 And 29 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Biological functions ### Biological processes (5) - GO:0007259 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007259) - GO:0008284 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0008284) - GO:0019221 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0019221) - GO:0030224 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030224) - GO:0042531 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042531) ### Cellular components - GO:0005886 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886) ### Molecular functions - GO:0004896 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004896) ## Related records ### Trials (26) - A Long-term Study of Nemolizumab (CD14152) in Participants With Prurigo Nodularis (PN) - A Pharmacokinetics and Safety Study of Nemolizumab in Adolescent Participants With Atopic Dermatitis (AD) - A Phase 2 Study of CIM331 for Atopic Dermatitis Patients - A Study of Nemolizumab for the Treatment of Adults With Systemic Sclerosis - A Study to Assess Immunization Responses in Adult and Adolescent Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis Treated With Nemolizumab - A Study to Assess the Effects of Nemolizumab on Cytochrome P450 Substrates in Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis - A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Nemolizumab (CD14152) in Participants With Prurigo Nodularis (PN) - A Study to Evaluate the Durability of Response and Safety of Nemolizumab for 24 Weeks in Participants With Prurigo Nodularis - An Open-label, Phase 2 Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Nemolizumab in Subjects With Systemic Sclerosis - Dose-ranging Study of Nemolizumab in Atopic Dermatitis - Efficacy & Safety of Nemolizumab in Subjects With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis - Efficacy and Safety of Nemolizumab in Subjects With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis - Efficacy and Safety of Nemolizumab in Subjects With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis With Inadequate Response to or for Whom Cyclosporine A is Not Medically Advisable - Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Nemolizumab With Moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis - Molecular Signatures in Inflammatory Skin Disease - Nemolizumab for LS - Nemolizumab to Treat Lichen Planopilaris, a Noncontrolled, Prospective, Pilot Study. - Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Nemolizumab in Participants Aged 6 to 23 Months With Moderate-to Severe Atopic Dermatitis - Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Nemolizumab in Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis - Proof of Concept Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of Nemolizumab in Adults With Chronic Pruritus of Unknown Origin (CPUO) ### Drugs (1) - [Nemolizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/nemolizumab-d6098d97-363f-4900-a5da-82d260803616.md) Interleukin-31 receptor subunit alpha inhibitor --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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