IL13RA2

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]

IL13RA2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesIL13RA2, CD213A2, CT19, IL-13R, IL13BP, interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2
External IDsOMIM: 300130 MGI: 1277954 HomoloGene: 534 GeneCards: IL13RA2
Gene location (Human)
Chr.X chromosome (human)[1]
BandXq23Start115,003,975 bp[1]
End115,019,977 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

3598

16165

Ensembl

ENSG00000123496

ENSMUSG00000031289

UniProt

Q14627

O88786

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000640

NM_008356
NM_001306059

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000631

NP_001292988
NP_032382

Location (UCSC)Chr X: 115 – 115.02 MbChr X: 147.38 – 147.43 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

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]

Clinical Significance

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]

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See also

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000123496 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031289 - Ensembl, 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: IL13RA2 interleukin 13 receptor, alpha 2".
  6. Fujisawa T, Joshi B, Nakajima A, Puri RK (November 2009). "A novel role of interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 in pancreatic cancer invasion and metastasis". Cancer Research. 69 (22): 8678–85. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-2100. PMID 19887609.
  7. Kioi M, Kawakami M, Shimamura T, Husain SR, Puri RK (September 2006). "Interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 chain: a potential biomarker and molecular target for ovarian cancer therapy". Cancer. 107 (6): 1407–18. doi:10.1002/cncr.22134. PMID 16902988.
  8. Okamoto H, Yoshimatsu Y, Tomizawa T, Kunita A, Takayama R, Morikawa T, Komura D, Takahashi K, Oshima T, Sato M, Komai M, Podyma-Inoue KA, Uchida H, Hamada H, Fujiu K, Ishikawa S, Fukayama M, Fukuhara T, Watabe T (February 2019). "Interleukin-13 receptor α2 is a novel marker and potential therapeutic target for human melanoma". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 1281. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39018-3. PMC 6362032. PMID 30718742.
  9. Joshi BH, Plautz GE, Puri RK (March 2000). "Interleukin-13 receptor alpha chain: a novel tumor-associated transmembrane protein in primary explants of human malignant gliomas". Cancer Research. 60 (5): 1168–72. PMID 10728667.

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