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Interleukin 1 receptor, type II (IL-1R2) also known as CD121b (Cluster of Differentiation 121b) is an interleukin receptor. IL1R2 also denotes its human gene.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a decoy receptor for certain cytokines that belongs to the interleukin-1 receptor family. This protein binds interleukin-1α (IL1A), interleukin-1β (IL1B), and interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL1Ra), preventing them from binding to their regular receptors and thereby inhibiting the transduction of their signaling. IL-1R2 protein also interacts non-productively with the second component of the signaling IL-1 receptor, namely IL-1RAcP,[5] and a complex of the IL-1R2 and IL-1RAcP extracellular domains with interleukin-1 beta has been solved by X-ray crystallography.[6] Interleukin 4 (IL4) is reported to antagonize the activity of interleukin 1 by inducing the expression and release of this cytokine. This gene and three other genes form a cytokine receptor gene cluster on chromosome 2q12. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been reported.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000115590Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000026073Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Lang D, Knop J, Wesche H, Raffetseder U, Kurrie R, Boraschi D, Martin MU (1998). "The type II IL-1 receptor interacts with the IL-1 receptor accessory protein: a novel mechanism of regulation of IL-1 responsiveness". Journal of Immunology. 161 (12): 6871–6877. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.161.12.6871. PMID 9862719. S2CID 8940186.
  6. ^ Wang D, Zhang S, Li L, Liu X, Mei K, Wang X (29 August 2010). "Structural insights into the assembly and activation of IL-1β with its receptors". Nature Immunology. 11 (10): 905–911. doi:10.1038/ni.1925. PMID 20802483. S2CID 20315956.
  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: IL1R2 interleukin 1 receptor, type II".

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.


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