Interleukin 12B (IL12B)
p40; IL12-B; CLMF2; NKSF2; Natural Killer Cell Stimulatory Factor 2; Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Maturation Factor 2; Interleukin 23, P40 Subunit
Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a proinflammatory cytokine that induces the production of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), favors the differentiation of T helper 1 (TH1) cells and forms a link between innate resistance and adaptive immunity.
Biologically active IL-12 is a heterodimer formed by a 35-kDa light chain (IL-12A) and a 40-kDa heavy chain each encoded by separate genes on different chromosomes.IL12B ssociates with IL23A to form the IL-23 interleukin, an heterodimeric cytokine which functions in innate and adaptive immunity. IL-23 may constitute with IL-17 an acute response to infection in peripheral tissues. IL-23 binds to an heterodimeric receptor complex composed of IL12RB1 and IL23R, activates the Jak-Stat signaling cascade, stimulates memory rather than naive T-cells and promotes production of proinflammatory cytokines.
Research reagent products of Interleukin 12B (IL12B)