ELISA kits for the study of the target, IL-17 are available in ready-to-use formats. The protein is also known as interleukin 17A or IL17A. It is a 155-residue protein with a secreted localization. Other alias names for this target include: IL-17A, IL-17, CTLA-8, interleukin 17 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated serine esterase 8), cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 8, and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 8.