EBI3

EBI3
Identifiers
Aliases EBI3, IL-27B, IL27B, Epstein-Barr virus induced 3
External IDs MGI: 1354171 HomoloGene: 4207 GeneCards: EBI3
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

10148

50498

Ensembl

ENSG00000105246

ENSMUSG00000003206

UniProt

Q14213

O35228

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005755

NM_015766

RefSeq (protein)

NP_005746.2

NP_056581.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 19: 4.23 – 4.24 Mb Chr 17: 55.95 – 55.96 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Epstein-Barr virus induced gene 3, also known as interleukin-27 subunit beta or IL-27B, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the EBI3 gene.[3][4]

Function

This gene was identified by the induction of its expression in B lymphocytes by Epstein-Barr virus infection. The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted glycoprotein, which is a member of the hematopoietin receptor family related to the p40 subunit of interleukin 12 (IL-12). It plays a role in regulating cell-mediated immune responses.[5]

EBI3 is a subunit in 2 distinct heterodimeric cytokines: interleukin-27 (IL27) and IL35. IL27 is composed of p28 (IL27) and EBI3. IL27 can trigger signaling in T cells, B cells, and myeloid cells.[6] IL35, an inhibitory cytokine involved in regulatory T-cell function, is composed of EBI3 and the p35 subunit of IL12.[5][7]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Entrez Gene: EBI3 Epstein-Barr virus induced gene 3".
  4. Devergne O, Hummel M, Koeppen H, Le Beau MM, Nathanson EC, Kieff E, Birkenbach M (February 1996). "A novel interleukin-12 p40-related protein induced by latent Epstein-Barr virus infection in B lymphocytes". J. Virol. 70 (2): 1143–53. PMC 189923Freely accessible. PMID 8551575.
  5. 1 2 Collison LW, Workman CJ, Kuo TT, Boyd K, Wang Y, Vignali KM, Cross R, Sehy D, Blumberg RS, Vignali DA (November 2007). "The inhibitory cytokine IL-35 contributes to regulatory T-cell function". Nature. 450 (7169): 566–9. doi:10.1038/nature06306. PMID 18033300.
  6. Batten M, Li J, Yi S, Kljavin NM, Danilenko DM, Lucas S, Lee J, de Sauvage FJ, Ghilardi N (September 2006). "Interleukin 27 limits autoimmune encephalomyelitis by suppressing the development of interleukin 17-producing T cells". Nat. Immunol. 7 (9): 929–36. doi:10.1038/ni1375. PMID 16906167.
  7. Niedbala W, Wei XQ, Cai B, Hueber AJ, Leung BP, McInnes IB, Liew FY (November 2007). "IL-35 is a novel cytokine with therapeutic effects against collagen-induced arthritis through the expansion of regulatory T cells and suppression of Th17 cells". Eur. J. Immunol. 37 (11): 3021–9. doi:10.1002/eji.200737810. PMID 17874423.

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