Classification
Compound class	Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Approved drug?	Yes (source: FDA (1992))

Gene/Precursor

Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms IL2 interleukin 2 Human prepro-interleukin-2 IL-2, T cell growth factor, TCGF

Synonyms

aldesleukin

interleukin-2

Proleukin®

Database Links
Ensembl Gene	ENSG00000109471 (Hs)
UniProtKB	P60568 (Hs)
Wikipedia	Interleukin_2

Comments

IL-2 and IL-15 are cytokines that share common biological effects, but also exhibit distinct, and sometimes competing, functions [3]. Recombinant IL-2 is used clinically with the generic name aldesleukin.