Interleukin 4
The interleukin 4 (IL4, IL-4) is a cytokine that induces differentiation of naive helper T cells (Th0 cells) to Th2 cells. Upon activation by IL-4, Th2 cells subsequently produce additional IL-4 in a positive feedback loop. IL-4 is produced primarily by mast cells, Th2 cells, eosinophils and basophils. It is closely related and has functions similar to IL-13.
Interleukin 4 | |||||||||
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analysis of the solution structure of human interleukin 4 determined by heteronuclear three-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance techniques | |||||||||
Identifiers | |||||||||
Symbol | IL4 | ||||||||
Pfam | PF00727 | ||||||||
Pfam clan | CL0053 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR002354 | ||||||||
PROSITE | PDOC00655 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 2int / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
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