IL 2

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cytokine
gptkbp:approvedBy metastatic melanoma
metastatic renal cell carcinoma
gptkbp:clinicalTrialPhase immunotherapy for cancer
gptkbp:discoveredBy K. Takatsuki
Tada Tasuku
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1976
gptkbp:expressedIn lymphoid tissue
gptkbp:fullName Interleukin 2
gptkbp:function regulates immune response
activates natural killer cells
promotes proliferation of B cells
stimulates growth and differentiation of T cells
gptkbp:gene gptkb:IL2
gptkbp:GOID gptkb:GO:0005134
gptkbp:HGNC_ID 6001
gptkbp:homology member of the common gamma chain cytokine family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IL 2
gptkbp:inhibitedBy gptkb:cyclosporine
gptkb:tacrolimus
gptkb:glucocorticoids
gptkbp:length 153
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:4q27
gptkbp:molecularWeight 17.6 kDa
gptkbp:OMIM 147680
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:Mus_musculus
gptkb:Rattus_norvegicus
gptkbp:PDB gptkb:1M47
gptkbp:producedBy activated T cells
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:IL-1
gptkb:IL-6
immune response
mitogen
gptkbp:receptorSubunits alpha (CD25)
beta (CD122)
gamma (CD132)
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:IL-2_receptor
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:regulatory_T_cells
immune tolerance
effector T cells
gptkbp:sideEffect gptkb:capillary_leak_syndrome
fever
fatigue
chills
hypotension
gptkbp:species gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:structure four alpha-helix bundle
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:P60568
gptkbp:usedAsDrug gptkb:aldesleukin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Illinois_Route_2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7