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Interleukin 13 receptor, α2

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Immunopharmacology Ligand  Target has curated data in GtoImmuPdb

Target id: 1701

Nomenclature: Interleukin 13 receptor, α2

Family: IL-2 receptor family

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Species TM AA Chromosomal Location Gene Symbol Gene Name Reference
Human 1 380 Xq23 IL13RA2 interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2
Mouse 1 383 X 68.46 cM Il13ra2 interleukin 13 receptor, alpha 2
Rat 1 385 Xq34 Il13ra2 interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2
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interleukin 13 receptor | cancer/testis antigen 19 | CD213a2 | CT19 | IL13BP | IL-13RA2 | IL-13 receptor alpha-2 | IL-13R subunit alpha-2
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Immunopharmacology Comments
Interleukin 13 receptor, α2 acts as a high affinity decoy receptor for interleukin 13 that sequesters the ligand away from IL13Rα1 and is involved in down-regulating IL-13 responses in vivo. IL13ra2 null mice exhibit enhanced IL-13 responses [4].
Increased expression of IL13Rα2 has been reported to promote tumor progression in glioma and other tumor models, and its expression is a prognostic marker for glioma malignancy grade and for poor patient survival [1,3]. This receptor has not been detected on normal brian tissue, making IL13Rα2 a novel selective drug target that has been intensively investigated for the treatment of glioblastoma, with several immunotherapeutic candidates advancing to clinical trial (reviewed in [2]).
Immuno Process Associations
Immuno Process:  Cytokine production & signalling
Immuno Process:  Inflammation
Immuno Process:  T cell (activation)
Immuno Process:  B cell (activation)
Immuno Process:  Immune regulation
Immuno Process:  Cellular signalling

References

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1. Debinski W, Gibo DM, Hulet SW, Connor JR, Gillespie GY. (1999) Receptor for interleukin 13 is a marker and therapeutic target for human high-grade gliomas. Clin Cancer Res, 5 (5): 985-90. [PMID:10353730]

2. Sengupta S, Thaci B, Crawford AC, Sampath P. (2014) Interleukin-13 receptor alpha 2-targeted glioblastoma immunotherapy. Biomed Res Int, 2014: 952128. [PMID:25247196]

3. Tu M, Wange W, Cai L, Zhu P, Gao Z, Zheng W. (2016) IL-13 receptor α2 stimulates human glioma cell growth and metastasis through the Src/PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Tumour Biol, 37 (11): 14701-14709. [PMID:27623944]

4. Wood N, Whitters MJ, Jacobson BA, Witek J, Sypek JP, Kasaian M, Eppihimer MJ, Unger M, Tanaka T, Goldman SJ et al.. (2003) Enhanced interleukin (IL)-13 responses in mice lacking IL-13 receptor alpha 2. J Exp Med, 197 (6): 703-9. [PMID:12642602]

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IL-2 receptor family: Interleukin 13 receptor, α2. Last modified on 10/04/2017. Accessed on 14/12/2024. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY, https://www.guidetoimmunopharmacology.org/GRAC/ObjectDisplayForward?objectId=1701.