Interleukin 12 receptor, beta 1 subunit

Interleukin 12 receptor, beta 1
Identifiers
Symbols IL12RB1; CD212; IL-12R-BETA1; IL12RB; MGC34454
External IDs OMIM601604 MGI104579 HomoloGene4042 GeneCards: IL12RB1 Gene
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 3594 16161
Ensembl ENSG00000096996 ENSMUSG00000000791
UniProt P42701 Q3TAD0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_005535.1 NM_008353.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_005526.1 NP_032379.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
18.17 – 18.2 Mb
Chr 8:
73.33 – 73.35 Mb
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Interleukin 12 receptor, beta 1 is a subunit of the interleukin 12 receptor. IL12RB1, is its human gene.[1] IL12RB1 is also known as CD212 (cluster of differentiation 212).

The protein encoded by this gene is a type I transmembrane protein that belongs to the hemopoietin receptor superfamily. This protein binds to interleukine 12 (IL12) with a low affinity, and is thought to be a part of IL12 receptor complex. This protein forms a disulfide-linked oligomer, which is required for its IL12 binding activity. The coexpression of this and IL12RB2 proteins was shown to lead to the formation of high-affinity IL12 binding sites and reconstitution of IL12 dependent signaling. The lack of expression of this gene was found to result in the immunodeficiency of patients with severe mycobacterial and Salmonella infections. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported.[1]

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