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Aliases | IL13RA2, CD213A2, CT19, IL-13R, IL13BP, interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 300130; MGI: 1277954; HomoloGene: 534; GeneCards: IL13RA2; OMA:IL13RA2 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Interleukin-13 receptor subunit alpha-2 (IL-13Rα2), also known as CD213A2 (cluster of differentiation 213A2), is a membrane bound protein that in humans is encoded by the IL13RA2 gene.[5]
IL-13Rα2 is closely related to IL-13Rα1, a subunit of the interleukin-13 receptor complex. This protein binds IL13 with high affinity, but lacks any significant cytoplasmic domain, and does not appear to function as a signal mediator. It is, however, able to regulate the effects of both IL-13 and IL-4, despite the fact it is unable to bind directly to the latter. It is also reported to play a role in the internalization of IL13.[5]
IL-13Rα2 has been found to be over-expressed in a variety of cancers, including pancreatic, ovarian, melanomas, and malignant gliomas. [6][7][8][9]
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.