• Extracellularly, the encoded protein (also referred to as neuroleukin) functions as a neurotrophic factor that promotes survival of skeletal motor neurons and sensory neurons, and as a lymphokine that induces immunoglobulin secretion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Outside the cell, it functions as a neurotrophic factor for spinal and sensory neurons, called neuroleukin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Neuroleukin is a neurotrophic factor for spinal and sensory neurons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Though originally treated as separate proteins, cloning technology demonstrated that GPI is almost identical to the protein neuroleukin. (wikipedia.org)