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Interleukin-12 subunit beta

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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
IL12B
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

1F42, 1F45, 3D85, 3D87, 3DUH, 3HMX, 3QWR, 4GRW, 4OE8, 4OG9

Identifiers
AliasesIL12B, CLMF, CLMF2, IL-12B, IMD28, NKSF, NKSF2, IMD29, Interleukin 12 subunit beta, interleukin 12B
External IDsOMIM: 161561; MGI: 96540; HomoloGene: 1648; GeneCards: IL12B; OMA:IL12B - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 5 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 5 (human)
Chromosome 5 (human)Genomic location for IL12BGenomic location for IL12B
Band5q33.3Start159,314,780 bp
End159,330,863 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 11 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 11 (mouse)
Chromosome 11 (mouse)Genomic location for IL12BGenomic location for IL12B
Band11 B1.1|11 25.94 cMStart44,290,890 bp
End44,304,860 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • gonad

  • lymph node

  • Pituitary Gland

  • appendix

  • tibialis anterior muscle

  • anterior pituitary

  • rectum

  • gallbladder

  • human kidney

  • olfactory zone of nasal mucosa
Top expressed in
  • embryo

  • lumbar subsegment of spinal cord

  • thymus

  • tracheobronchial tree

  • tibiofemoral joint

  • spleen

  • trachea

  • right kidney

  • gastrula

  • carotid body
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

3593

16160

Ensembl

ENSG00000113302

ENSMUSG00000004296

UniProt

P29460

P43432

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002187

NM_008352
NM_001303244

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002178

NP_001290173

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 159.31 – 159.33 MbChr 11: 44.29 – 44.3 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Subunit beta of interleukin 12 (also known as IL-12B, natural killer cell stimulatory factor 2, cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor p40, or interleukin-12 subunit p40) is a protein subunit that in humans is encoded by the IL12B gene. IL-12B is a common subunit of interleukin 12 and interleukin 23.

Function

This gene encodes a subunit of interleukin 12, a cytokine that acts on T and natural killer cells, and has a broad array of biological activities. Interleukin 12 is a disulfide-linked heterodimer composed of the 40 kDa cytokine receptor like subunit encoded by this gene, and a 35 kDa subunit encoded by IL12A. This cytokine is expressed by activated macrophages that serve as an essential inducer of Th1 cells development. This cytokine has been found to be important for sustaining a sufficient number of memory/effector Th1 cells to mediate long-term protection to an intracellular pathogen. Overexpression of this gene was observed in the central nervous system of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting a role of this cytokine in the pathogenesis of the disease. The promoter polymorphism of this gene has been reported to be associated with the severity of atopic and non-atopic asthma in children.

Role as IL-23 subunit

Interleukin-12 p40 also serves as a subunit of interleukin 23.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000113302Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000004296Ensembl, 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. ^ "Entrez Gene: IL12B interleukin 12B (natural killer cell stimulatory factor 2, cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor 2, p40)".
  6. Oppmann B, Lesley R, Blom B, Timans JC, Xu Y, Hunte B, Vega F, Yu N, Wang J, Singh K, Zonin F, Vaisberg E, Churakova T, Liu M, Gorman D, Wagner J, Zurawski S, Liu Y, Abrams JS, Moore KW, Rennick D, de Waal-Malefyt R, Hannum C, Bazan JF, Kastelein RA (November 2000). "Novel p19 protein engages IL-12p40 to form a cytokine, IL-23, with biological activities similar as well as distinct from IL-12". Immunity. 13 (5): 715–25. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(00)00070-4. PMID 11114383.

Further reading

PDB gallery
  • 1f42: THE P40 DOMAIN OF HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-12 1f42: THE P40 DOMAIN OF HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-12
  • 1f45: HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-12 1f45: HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-12
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