Interleukin-13 receptor

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Identifiers
Symbol IL13RA1
Alt. Symbols IL-13Ra, NR4, CD213a1
Entrez 3597
HUGO 5974
OMIM 300119
RefSeq NM_001560
UniProt P78552
Other data
Locus Chr. X q24
Identifiers
Symbol IL13RA2
Alt. Symbols IL-13R, IL13BP, CD213a2
Entrez 3598
HUGO 5975
OMIM 300130
RefSeq NM_000640
UniProt Q14627
Other data
Locus Chr. X q13.1-q28

The interleukin-13 receptor is a type I cytokine receptor, binding Interleukin-13. It consists of two subunits, encoded by IL13RA1 and IL13RA2, respectively.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Murata T, Obiri NI, Puri RK (1998). "Structure of and signal transduction through interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 receptors (review)". Int. J. Mol. Med. 1 (3): 551–7. PMID 9852261. 
  2. ^ Chomarat P, Banchereau J (1998). "Interleukin-4 and interleukin-13: their similarities and discrepancies". Int. Rev. Immunol. 17 (1-4): 1–52. PMID 9914942. 

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