Interleukin-37 (FIL1 zeta,IL-1X,Interleukin-1 family member 7,IL-1F7,Interleukin-1 homolog 4,IL-1H,IL-1H4,Interleukin-1 zeta,IL-1 zeta,Interleukin-1-related protein,IL-1RP1,Interleukin-23,IL-37)
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the interleukin 1 cytokine family. This cytokine can bind to, and may be a ligand for interleukin 18 receptor (IL18R1/IL-1Rrp). This cytokine also binds to interleukin 18 binding protein (IL18BP), an inhibitory binding protein of interleukin 18 (IL18), and subsequently forms a complex with IL18 receptor beta subunit, and through which it inhibits the activity of IL18. This gene along with eight other interleukin 1 family genes form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 2. Five alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],function:Binds to interleukin-18 receptor (IL-18R) receptor but not to IL-1 receptor. Could be a new player in the inflammatory and immune responses mediated by the IL-18/IL-18R axis.,induction:By phorbol ester (PMA) in different cell lines.,miscellaneous:The sequence shown here is derived from an EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ third party annotation (TPA) entry.,online information:Interleukin-1 entry,similarity:Belongs to the IL-1 family.,tissue specificity:Isoform A, isoform B and isoform C are expressed in testis, colon, placenta, lung and lymph node. Isoform D and isoform E were found only in testis and bone marrow. Whereas only isoform A is found in brain, only isoform B in kidney and only isoform C in heart.,
