IL13RA2
Interleukin-13 receptor subunit alpha-2 (IL-13Rα2), also known as CD213A2 (cluster of differentiation 213A2), is a membrane bound protein that in humans is encoded by the IL13RA2 gene.[1]
Function
Function
IL-13Rα2 is closely related to IL-13Rα1, a subunit of the interleukin-13 receptor complex. This protein binds IL13 with high affinity, but lacks any significant cytoplasmic domain, and does not appear to function as a signal mediator. It is, however, able to regulate the effects of both IL-13 and IL-4, despite the fact it is unable to bind directly to the latter. It is also reported to play a role in the internalization of IL13.[1]
Further reading
Further reading
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- Caput D, Laurent P, Kaghad M, et al. (1996). “Cloning and characterization of a specific interleukin (IL)-13 binding protein structurally related to the IL-5 receptor alpha chain”. J. Biol. Chem. 271 (28): 16921–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.28.16921. PMID 8663118.
- Zhang JG, Hilton DJ, Willson TA, et al. (1997). “Identification, purification, and characterization of a soluble interleukin (IL)-13-binding protein. Evidence that it is distinct from the cloned Il-13 receptor and Il-4 receptor alpha-chains”. J. Biol. Chem. 272 (14): 9474–80. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.14.9474. PMID 9083087.
- Gauchat JF, Schlagenhauf E, Feng NP, et al. (1997). “A novel 4-kb interleukin-13 receptor alpha mRNA expressed in human B, T, and endothelial cells encoding an alternate type-II interleukin-4/interleukin-13 receptor”. Eur. J. Immunol. 27 (4): 971–8. doi:10.1002/eji.1830270425. PMID 9130652.
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- Donaldson DD, Whitters MJ, Fitz LJ, et al. (1998). “The murine IL-13 receptor alpha 2: molecular cloning, characterization, and comparison with murine IL-13 receptor alpha 1”. J. Immunol. 161 (5): 2317–24. PMID 9725226.
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- Daines MO, Tabata Y, Walker BA, et al. (2006). “Level of expression of IL-13R alpha 2 impacts receptor distribution and IL-13 signaling”. J. Immunol. 176 (12): 7495–501. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.176.12.7495. PMID 16751396.
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External links
External links
- IL13RA2+protein,+human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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