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IL13 is an immunoregulatory cytokine produced primarily by activated Th2 cells. This cytokine is involved in several stages of B-cell maturation and differentiation. It up-regulates CD23 and MHC class II expression, and promotes IgE isotype switching of B cells. This cytokine down-regulates macrophage activity, thereby inhibits the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. This cytokine is found to be critical to the pathogenesis of allergen-induced asthma but operates through mechanisms independent of IgE and eosinophils. This gene, IL3, IL5, IL4, and CSF2 form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 5q, with this gene particularly close to IL4.
Gene Name: | interleukin 13 |
Family/Subfamily: | Hormone , not assigned-Hormone |
Synonyms: | IL13, ALRH, BHR1, Interleukin-13, NC30, p600, IL-13, Interleukin 13 |
Target Sequences: | NM_002188 NP_002179.2 P35225 |
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