IL1R2, IL1RB, Interleukin-1 receptor type 2, IL-1R-2, IL-1RT-2, IL-1RT2, CD121 antigen-like family member B, CDw121b, IL-1 type II receptor, Interleukin-1 receptor beta, IL-1R-beta, Interleukin-1 receptor type II, CD121b
The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine receptor that belongs to the interleukin 1 receptor family. This protein binds interleukin alpha (IL1A), interleukin beta (IL1B), and interleukin 1 receptor, type I(IL1R1/IL1RA), and acts as a decoy receptor that inhibits the activity of its ligands. Interleukin 4 (IL4) is reported to antagonize the activity of interleukin 1 by inducing the expression and release of this cytokine. This gene and three other genes form a cytokine receptor gene cluster on chromosome 2q12. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants and protein isoforms. Alternative splicing produces both membrane-bound and soluble proteins. A soluble protein is also produced by proteolytic cleavage. [provided by RefSeq, May 2012],function:Receptor for interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1A), beta (IL-1B), and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein (IL-1ra).,similarity:Belongs to the interleukin-1 receptor family.,similarity:Contains 3 Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains.,
