| Function | Associates with IL27 to form the IL-27 interleukin, a heterodimeric cytokine which functions in innate immunity. IL-27 has pro- and anti-inflammatory properties, that can regulate T-helper cell development, suppress T-cell proliferation, stimulate cytotoxic T-cell activity, induce isotype switching in B-cells, and that has diverse effects on innate immune cells. Among its target cells are CD4 T-helper cells which can differentiate in type 1 effector cells (TH1), type 2 effector cells (TH2) and IL17 producing helper T-cells (TH17). It drives rapid clonal expansion of naive but not memory CD4 T-cells. It also strongly synergizes with IL-12 to trigger interferon-gamma/IFN-gamma production of naive CD4 T-cells, binds to the cytokine receptor WSX-1/TCCR. Another important role of IL-27 is its antitumor activity as well as its antiangiogenic activity with activation of production of antiangiogenic chemokines. |
| Protein Name | Interleukin-27 Subunit BetaIl-27 Subunit BetaIl-27bEpstein-Barr Virus-Induced Gene 3 ProteinEbv-Induced Gene 3 Protein |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-8984722Reactome: R-HSA-9020956 |
| Cellular Localisation | Secreted |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Interleukin-27 Subunit Beta antibodyAnti-Il-27 Subunit Beta antibodyAnti-Il-27b antibodyAnti-Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Gene 3 Protein antibodyAnti-Ebv-Induced Gene 3 Protein antibodyAnti-EBI3 antibodyAnti-IL27B antibody |
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