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.[5][6]

EBI3
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesEBI3, IL-27B, IL27B, Epstein-Barr virus induced 3, IL35B
External IDsOMIM: 605816 MGI: 1354171 HomoloGene: 4207 GeneCards: EBI3
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005755

NM_015766

RefSeq (protein)

NP_005746

NP_056581

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 4.23 – 4.24 MbChr 17: 56.26 – 56.26 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Function edit

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.[7]

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.[8] IL35, an inhibitory cytokine involved in regulatory T-cell function, is composed of EBI3 and the p35 subunit of IL12.[7][9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000105246Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000003206Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: EBI3 Epstein-Barr virus induced gene 3".
  6. ^ 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. doi:10.1128/JVI.70.2.1143-1153.1996. PMC 189923. PMID 8551575.
  7. ^ a b 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. Bibcode:2007Natur.450..566C. doi:10.1038/nature06306. PMID 18033300. S2CID 4425281.
  8. ^ 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. S2CID 32503719.
  9. ^ 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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