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Background: IL-18 R beta/IL-1 R7
The functional IL-18 receptor complex is composed of two subunits designated IL-18 R alpha (also termed IL-1 R5 and IL-1 Rrp) and IL-18 R beta (also termed IL-1 R7 and AcPL). Both IL-18 R alpha and IL-18 R beta belong to the IL-1 receptor family. Although IL-18 R alpha by itself binds IL-18 with low-affinity and IL-18 R beta does not bind IL-18 in vitro, co-expression of IL-18 R alpha and IL-18 R beta is required for high-affinity binding and IL-18 responsiveness. IL-18 R is widely expressed in numerous tissues including spleen, thymus, leukocyte, liver, lung, heart, small and large intestine, prostate and placenta. It is not expressed in brain, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas.
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Long Name:
Interleukin 18 Receptor beta
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Entrez Gene IDs:
8807 (Human); 16174 (Mouse)
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Alternate Names:
Accessory protein-like; AcPL; CD218 antigen-like family member B; CD218b antigen; CD218b; CDw218b; IL-1 R7; IL-18 R beta; IL-18 receptor accessory protein; IL-18 receptor beta; IL18R beta; IL-18RAcP; IL18RAP; IL18RB; IL-18Rb; IL-18Rbeta; IL-18R-beta; IL-1R accessory protein-like; IL1R7; IL-1R7; IL-1R-7; IL-1RAcPL; interleukin 18 receptor accessory protein; Interleukin-1 receptor 7; interleukin-18 receptor accessory protein; Interleukin-18 receptor accessory protein-like; Interleukin-18 receptor beta; MGC120589; MGC120590