IL12A

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Interleukin 12A (natural killer cell stimulatory factor 1, cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor 1, p35)
PDB rendering based on 1f45.
Available structures: 1f45
Identifiers
Symbol(s) IL12A; CLMF; IL-12A; NFSK; NKSF1
External IDs OMIM: 161560 MGI: 96539 HomoloGene: 681
Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 3592 16159
Ensembl ENSG00000168811 ENSMUSG00000027776
Uniprot P29459 Q549G3
Refseq NM_000882 (mRNA)
NP_000873 (protein)		 XM_980710 (mRNA)
XP_985804 (protein)
Location Chr 3: 161.19 - 161.2 Mb Chr 3: 68.78 - 68.79 Mb
Pubmed search [1] [2]

Interleukin 12A (natural killer cell stimulatory factor 1, cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor 1, p35), also known as IL12A, is a human gene.

This gene encodes a subunit of a cytokine 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-independent induction of interferon (IFN)-gamma, 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.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Entrez Gene: IL12A interleukin 12A (natural killer cell stimulatory factor 1, cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor 1, p35).

[edit] Further reading

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  • Sieburth D, Jabs EW, Warrington JA, et al. (1992). "Assignment of genes encoding a unique cytokine (IL12) composed of two unrelated subunits to chromosomes 3 and 5.". Genomics 14 (1): 59–62. PMID 1358798. 
  • Wolf SF, Temple PA, Kobayashi M, et al. (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. PMID 1673147. 
  • Gubler U, Chua AO, Schoenhaut DS, et al. (1991). "Coexpression of two distinct genes is required to generate secreted bioactive cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 88 (10): 4143–7. PMID 1674604. 
  • Kubin M, Kamoun M, Trinchieri G (1994). "Interleukin 12 synergizes with B7/CD28 interaction in inducing efficient proliferation and cytokine production of human T cells.". J. Exp. Med. 180 (1): 211–22. PMID 7516408. 
  • Ling P, Gately MK, Gubler U, et al. (1995). "Human IL-12 p40 homodimer binds to the IL-12 receptor but does not mediate biologic activity.". J. Immunol. 154 (1): 116–27. PMID 7527811. 
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  • Radrizzani M, Accornero P, Amidei A, et al. (1995). "IL-12 inhibits apoptosis induced in a human Th1 clone by gp120/CD4 cross-linking and CD3/TCR activation or by IL-2 deprivation.". Cell. Immunol. 161 (1): 14–21. doi:10.1006/cimm.1995.1003. PMID 7867080. 
  • Fantuzzi L, Gessani S, Borghi P, et al. (1996). "Induction of interleukin-12 (IL-12) by recombinant glycoprotein gp120 of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in human monocytes/macrophages: requirement of gamma interferon for IL-12 secretion.". J. Virol. 70 (6): 4121–4. PMID 8648753. 
  • Thierfelder WE, van Deursen JM, Yamamoto K, et al. (1996). "Requirement for Stat4 in interleukin-12-mediated responses of natural killer and T cells.". Nature 382 (6587): 171–4. doi:10.1038/382171a0. PMID 8700208. 
  • Cella M, Scheidegger D, Palmer-Lehmann K, et al. (1996). "Ligation of CD40 on dendritic cells triggers production of high levels of interleukin-12 and enhances T cell stimulatory capacity: T-T help via APC activation.". J. Exp. Med. 184 (2): 747–52. PMID 8760829. 
  • Taoufik Y, Lantz O, Wallon C, et al. (1997). "Human immunodeficiency virus gp120 inhibits interleukin-12 secretion by human monocytes: an indirect interleukin-10-mediated effect.". Blood 89 (8): 2842–8. PMID 9108403. 
  • Kim JH, Loveland JE, Sitz KV, et al. (1997). "Expansion of restricted cellular immune responses to HIV-1 envelope by vaccination: IL-7 and IL-12 differentially augment cellular proliferative responses to HIV-1.". Clin. Exp. Immunol. 108 (2): 243–50. PMID 9158092. 
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