A fusion protein of interleukin-11 and soluble interleukin-11 receptor acts as a superagonist on cells expressing gp130
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A fusion protein of interleukin-11 and soluble interleukin-11 receptor acts as a superagonist on cells expressing gp130.
Interleukin-11 is a hematopoietic cytokine that signals via the signal transducer gp130. Although gp130 is ubiquitously expressed, interleukine-11 responsiveness is restricted to cells that express the interleukine-11 receptor alpha-subunit. The interleukine-11 receptor alpha-subunit can be functionally replaced by its soluble form indicating that the transmembrane and cytoplasmic parts are not...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEBS Letters
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00477-9