loading...| Preferred Name |
Interleukin-13 |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20515 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body. IL-13 is made by a type of T lymphocyte. It reduces inflammation by blocking production of cytokines by macrophages. It also increases the number and activity of B lymphocytes. IL-13 made in the laboratory is used as a biological response modifier to boost the immune system in cancer therapy. It is a type of cytokine. |
| code |
C20515 |
| DEFINITION |
Interleukin-13 (146 aa, ~16 kDa) is encoded by the human IL13 gene. This protein plays a role in the negative regulation of cytokine production and the positive regulation of B-cell proliferation. |
| FULL_SYN |
Interleukin 13 IL-13 IL13 |
| label |
Interleukin-13 |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Interleukin-13 |
| OMIM_Number |
147683 |
| Preferred_Name |
Interleukin-13 |
| prefixIRI |
C20515 |
| prefLabel |
Interleukin-13 |
| Semantic_Type |
Immunologic Factor Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
| Swiss_Prot |
P35225 |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0214743 |
| subClassOf |