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SUBMITTER: Song X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7828336 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Xujun X Traub Benno B Shi Jingwei J Kornmann Marko M
International journal of molecular sciences 20210113 2
Interleukin (IL)-4 and -13 are structurally and functionally related cytokines sharing common receptor subunits. They regulate immune responses and, moreover, are involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of human neoplasms. Three different receptors have been described for IL-4, but only IL-4 receptor type II (IL-4Rα/IL-13Rα1) is expressed in solid tumors. While IL-13 can also bind to three different receptors, IL-13 receptor type I (IL-4Rα/IL-13Rα1/IL-13Rα2) and type II (IL-4Rα/IL-13Rα1) are e ...[more]