IL12A

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IL12A
Protein IL12A PDB 1f45.png
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Identifiers
Aliases IL12A , CLMF, IL-12A, NFSK, NKSF1, P35, interleukin 12A
External IDs OMIM: 161560 MGI: 96539 HomoloGene: 681 GeneCards: IL12A
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000882
NM_001354582
NM_001354583
NM_001397992

NM_001159424
NM_008351

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000873
NP_001341511
NP_001341512

NP_001152896
NP_032377

Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 159.99 – 160 Mb Chr 3: 68.6 – 68.61 Mb
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Interleukin-12 subunit alpha (IL-12 p35) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IL12A gene. [5]

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Function

This gene encodes a subunit of the cytokine Interleukin 12 (IL-12) that acts on T and natural killer cells, and has a broad array of biological activities. The cytokine is a disulfide-linked heterodimer composed of the 35-kD subunit encoded by this gene, and a 40-kD subunit that is a member of the cytokine receptor family. This cytokine is required for the T-cell-dependent induction of interferon gamma (IFN-γ), and is important for the differentiation of both Th1 and Th2 cells. The responses of lymphocytes to this cytokine are mediated by the activator of transcription protein STAT4. Nitric oxide synthase 2A (NOS2A/NOS2) is found to be required for the signaling process of this cytokine in innate immunity. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000168811 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027776 - Ensembl, 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. Wolf SF, Temple PA, Kobayashi M, Young D, Dicig M, Lowe L, Dzialo R, Fitz L, Ferenz C, Hewick RM (May 1991). "Cloning of cDNA for natural killer cell stimulatory factor, a heterodimeric cytokine with multiple biologic effects on T and natural killer cells". J Immunol. 146 (9): 3074–81. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.146.9.3074 . PMID   1673147. S2CID   23838991.
  6. "Entrez Gene: IL12A interleukin 12A (natural killer cell stimulatory factor 1, cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor 1, p35)".

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