Interleukin-12 subunit beta

Details

Name
Interleukin-12 subunit beta
Synonyms
  • CLMF p40
  • Cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor 40 kDa subunit
  • IL-12 subunit p40
  • IL-12B
  • NK cell stimulatory factor chain 2
  • NKSF2
Gene Name
IL12B
UniProtKB Entry
P29460Swiss-Prot
Organism
Humans
NCBI Taxonomy ID
9606
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016273|Interleukin-12 subunit beta
MCHQQLVISWFSLVFLASPLVAIWELKKDVYVVELDWYPDAPGEMVVLTCDTPEEDGITW
TLDQSSEVLGSGKTLTIQVKEFGDAGQYTCHKGGEVLSHSLLLLHKKEDGIWSTDILKDQ
KEPKNKTFLRCEAKNYSGRFTCWWLTTISTDLTFSVKSSRGSSDPQGVTCGAATLSAERV
RGDNKEYEYSVECQEDSACPAAEESLPIEVMVDAVHKLKYENYTSSFFIRDIIKPDPPKN
LQLKPLKNSRQVEVSWEYPDTWSTPHSYFSLTFCVQVQGKSKREKKDRVFTDKTSATVIC
RKNASISVRAQDRYYSSSWSEWASVPCS
Number of residues
328
Molecular Weight
37168.645
Theoretical pI
5.47
GO Classification
Functions
cytokine receptor activity / identical protein binding / interleukin-12 alpha subunit binding / interleukin-12 receptor binding / protein heterodimerization activity
Processes
cell migration / cellular response to lipopolysaccharide / defense response to Gram-negative bacterium / defense response to protozoan / defense response to virus / natural killer cell activation / natural killer cell activation involved in immune response / negative regulation of inflammatory response to antigenic stimulus / negative regulation of interleukin-10 production / negative regulation of interleukin-17 production / negative regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation / positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation / positive regulation of cell adhesion / positive regulation of defense response to virus by host / positive regulation of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor production / positive regulation of inflammatory response / positive regulation of interleukin-10 production / positive regulation of interleukin-12 production / positive regulation of interleukin-17 production / positive regulation of lymphocyte proliferation / positive regulation of memory T cell differentiation / positive regulation of mononuclear cell proliferation / positive regulation of natural killer cell activation / positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity directed against tumor cell target / positive regulation of natural killer cell proliferation / positive regulation of NK T cell activation / positive regulation of NK T cell proliferation / positive regulation of osteoclast differentiation / positive regulation of smooth muscle cell apoptotic process / positive regulation of T cell mediated cytotoxicity / positive regulation of T cell proliferation / positive regulation of T-helper 1 type immune response / positive regulation of T-helper 17 cell lineage commitment / positive regulation of T-helper 17 type immune response / positive regulation of tissue remodeling / positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production / response to UV-B / sexual reproduction / T-helper 1 type immune response / T-helper cell differentiation
Components
extracellular space / interleukin-12 complex / interleukin-23 complex
General Function
Cytokine that can act as a growth factor for activated T and NK cells, enhance the lytic activity of NK/lymphokine-activated killer cells, and stimulate the production of IFN-gamma by resting PBMC
Specific Function
cytokine activity
Pfam Domain Function
Signal Regions
1-22
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Secreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016274|Interleukin-12 subunit beta (IL12B)
ATGTGTCACCAGCAGTTGGTCATCTCTTGGTTTTCCCTGGTTTTTCTGGCATCTCCCCTC
GTGGCCATATGGGAACTGAAGAAAGATGTTTATGTCGTAGAATTGGATTGGTATCCGGAT
GCCCCTGGAGAAATGGTGGTCCTCACCTGTGACACCCCTGAAGAAGATGGTATCACCTGG
ACCTTGGACCAGAGCAGTGAGGTCTTAGGCTCTGGCAAAACCCTGACCATCCAAGTCAAA
GAGTTTGGAGATGCTGGCCAGTACACCTGTCACAAAGGAGGCGAGGTTCTAAGCCATTCG
CTCCTGCTGCTTCACAAAAAGGAAGATGGAATTTGGTCCACTGATATTTTAAAGGACCAG
AAAGAACCCAAAAATAAGACCTTTCTAAGATGCGAGGCCAAGAATTATTCTGGACGTTTC
ACCTGCTGGTGGCTGACGACAATCAGTACTGATTTGACATTCAGTGTCAAAAGCAGCAGA
GGCTCTTCTGACCCCCAAGGGGTGACGTGCGGAGCTGCTACACTCTCTGCAGAGAGAGTC
AGAGGGGACAACAAGGAGTATGAGTACTCAGTGGAGTGCCAGGAGGACAGTGCCTGCCCA
GCTGCTGAGGAGAGTCTGCCCATTGAGGTCATGGTGGATGCCGTTCACAAGCTCAAGTAT
GAAAACTACACCAGCAGCTTCTTCATCAGGGACATCATCAAACCTGACCCACCCAAGAAC
TTGCAGCTGAAGCCATTAAAGAATTCTCGGCAGGTGGAGGTCAGCTGGGAGTACCCTGAC
ACCTGGAGTACTCCACATTCCTACTTCTCCCTGACATTCTGCGTTCAGGTCCAGGGCAAG
AGCAAGAGAGAAAAGAAAGATAGAGTCTTCACGGACAAGACCTCAGCCACGGTCATCTGC
CGCAAAAATGCCAGCATTAGCGTGCGGGCCCAGGACCGCTACTATAGCTCATCTTGGAGC
GAATGGGCATCTGTGCCCTGCAGTTAG
Chromosome Location
5
Locus
5q33.3
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP29460
UniProtKB Entry NameIL12B_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID180626
GenBank Gene IDM65272
GeneCard IDIL12B
GenAtlas IDIL12B
HGNC IDHGNC:5970
PDB ID(s)1F42, 1F45, 3D85, 3D87, 3DUH, 3HMX, 3QWR, 4GRW, 5MJ3, 5MJ4, 5MXA, 5MZV, 5NJD, 6UIB, 6WDQ, 8CR8, 8OE4
KEGG IDhsa:3593
NCBI Gene ID3593
General References
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Associated Data

Bio-Entities
Bio-EntityType
Interleukin-12 subunit beta (Humans)protein
primary
Interleukin-23 (Humans)protein
Drug Relations
DrugDrug groupPharmacological action?TypeActionsDetails
5-Mercapto-2-Nitro-Benzoic AcidexperimentalunknowntargetDetails
Ustekinumabapproved, investigationalyestargetinhibitorDetails
BriakinumabinvestigationalunknowntargetDetails
humanized SMART Anti-IL-12 AntibodyinvestigationalunknowntargetDetails
Isoprenalineapproved, investigationalyestargetmodulatorDetails
Ustekinumabapproved, investigationalyestargetinhibitorDetails
Tildrakizumabapproved, investigationalyestargetantagonistDetails
Risankizumabapproved, investigationalyestargetinhibitorDetails