Interleukin-4 (mIL 4) Mouse Active Protein

IL4: Participates in at least several B-cell activation processes as well as of other cell types. It is a costimulator of DNA-synthesis. It induces the expression of class II MHC molecules on resting B-cells. It enhances both secretion and cell surface expression of IgE and IgG1. It also regulates the expression of the low affinity Fc receptor for IgE (CD23) on both lymphocytes and monocytes. Genetic variations in IL4 may be a cause of susceptibility to ischemic stroke (ISCHSTR); also known as cerebrovascular accident or cerebral infarction. A stroke is an acute neurologic event leading to death of neural tissue of the brain and resulting in loss of motor, sensory and/or cognitive function. Ischemic strokes, resulting from vascular occlusion, is considered to be a highly complex disease consisting of a group of heterogeneous disorders with multiple genetic and environmental risk factors. Belongs to the IL-4/IL-13 family. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Cell cycle regulation; Secreted, signal peptide; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Cytokine; Secreted

Cellular Component: extracellular space; extracellular region; external side of plasma membrane

Molecular Function: growth factor activity; hematopoietin/interferon-class (D200-domain) cytokine receptor binding; cytokine activity; interleukin-4 receptor binding

Biological Process: negative regulation of osteoclast differentiation; positive regulation of isotype switching to IgG isotypes; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; microglial cell activation; regulation of proton transport; positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation; positive regulation of interleukin-10 production; positive regulation of isotype switching to IgE isotypes; B cell costimulation; positive regulation of MHC class II biosynthetic process; positive regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of B cell proliferation; positive regulation of T cell proliferation; positive regulation of interleukin-13 production; negative regulation of macrophage activation; cholesterol metabolic process; negative regulation of chronic inflammatory response; regulation of immune response; B cell activation; negative regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process; negative regulation of acute inflammatory response; positive regulation of mast cell degranulation; defense response to protozoan; positive regulation of immunoglobulin production; T-helper 1 cell lineage commitment; positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; positive regulation of chemokine biosynthetic process; positive regulation of T cell differentiation; positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat5 protein; innate immune response in mucosa; positive regulation of B cell activation; regulation of inflammatory response; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; positive regulation of transcription factor activity; immune response; positive regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; T-helper 2 cell differentiation; positive regulation of defense response to virus by host; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; negative regulation of T cell activation