Novel p19 protein engages IL-12p40 to form a cytokine, IL-23, with biological activities similar as well as distinct from IL-12

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Oppmann, B [1 ]
Lesley, R [1 ]
Blom, B [1 ]
Timans, JC [1 ]
Xu, YM [1 ]
Hunte, B [1 ]
Vega, F [1 ]
Yu, N [1 ]
Wang, J [1 ]
Singh, K [1 ]
Zonin, F [1 ]
Vaisberg, E [1 ]
Churakova, T [1 ]
Liu, MR [1 ]
Gorman, D [1 ]
Wagner, J [1 ]
Zurawski, S [1 ]
Liu, YJ [1 ]
Abrams, JS [1 ]
Moore, KW [1 ]
Rennick, D [1 ]
de Waal-Malefyt, R [1 ]
Hannum, C [1 ]
Bazan, JF [1 ]
Kastelein, RA [1 ]
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[1] DNAX Res Inst Mol & Cellular Biol Inc, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
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10.1016/S1074-7613(00)00070-4
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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A novel sequence discovered in a computational screen appears distantly related to the p35 subunit of IL-12. This factor, which we term p19, shows no biological activity by itself; instead, it combines with the p40 subunit of IL-12 to form a novel, biologically active, composite cytokine, which we term IL-23. Activated dendritic cells secrete detectable levels of this complex. IL-23 binds to IL-12R beta1 but fails to engage IL-12R beta2; nonetheless, IL-23 activates Stat4 in PHA blast T cells. IL-23 induces strong proliferation of mouse memory (CD4(+)CD45Rb(low))T cells, a unique activity of IL-23 as IL-12 has no effect on this cell population. Similar to IL-12, human IL-23 stimulates IFN-gamma production and proliferation in PHA blast T cells, as well as in CD45RO (memory)T cells.
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