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IL-27 (Interleukin 27) is a cytokine belonging to the IL-12 family, and is a heterodimeric cytokine composed of EBI3 and p28 subunits. IL-27 is produced by activated dendritic cells and macrophages in response to Toll-like receptor ligands and pro-inflammatory cytokines. IL-27 promotes CD4+ T cell differentiation to the Th1 lineage by inducing expression of the transcription factor T-bet and up regulating IL-12R beta2, which in turn suppresses Th2 and Th17 differentiation and proliferation. IL-27 is a recently discovered member of the IL-6/IL-12 family of proinflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines. IL-27 acts by binding to its receptor WSX-1 and gp130 which results in the activation of a Jak/STAT signaling cascade, suggesting IL-27 involvement in the regulation of immune processes. It has been suggested that IL-27 can also be used as a therapeutic agent against cancer as it can also induce tumor-specific anti-tumor activity mediated through CD8+ T-cells, IFN-gamma, and T-bet. In humans, the gene is located on the p arm of chromosome 16.
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Protein Aliases: cytokine receptor; EBV-induced gene 3 protein; Epstein-Barr virus induced gene 3; Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3 protein; IL-27 p28 subunit; IL-27 subunit alpha; IL-27 subunit beta; IL-27-A; IL27 p28; IL27 subunit; IL27-A; IL35 subunit; ILN; Interleukin; interleukin 30; Interleukin-27 subunit alpha; Interleukin-27 subunit beta; Interleukin-30; M-IL-27 (p28); MGC71873; p28
Gene Aliases: EBI3; IL-27; IL-27A; IL-27B; IL27; IL27A; IL27B; IL27p28; IL30; p28
UniProt ID: (Human) Q14213, (Human) Q8NEV9
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 10148, (Human) 246778
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