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Interleukin-4 receptor

Interleukin-4 receptor

Overview
Interleukin 4 receptor is a type I cytokine receptor
Type I cytokine receptor
Type I cytokine receptors are transmembrane receptors expressed on the surface of cells that recognize and respond to cytokines with four α-helical strands. These receptors are also known under the name hemopoietin receptors, and share a common amino acid motif in the extracellular portion...

. IL4R is its human gene
Gene
A gene is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism. All living things depend on genes. Genes hold the information to build and maintain their cells and pass genetic traits to offspring...

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Interleukin 4 receptor is a type I cytokine receptor
Type I cytokine receptor
Type I cytokine receptors are transmembrane receptors expressed on the surface of cells that recognize and respond to cytokines with four α-helical strands. These receptors are also known under the name hemopoietin receptors, and share a common amino acid motif in the extracellular portion...

. IL4R is its human gene
Gene
A gene is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism. All living things depend on genes. Genes hold the information to build and maintain their cells and pass genetic traits to offspring...

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Interactions


Interleukin-4 receptor has been shown to interact
Protein-protein interaction
Protein-protein interactions involve not only the direct-contact association of protein molecules but also longer range interactions through the electrolyte, aqueous solution medium surrounding neighbor hydrated proteins over distances from less than one nanometer to distances of several tens of...

 with SHC1
SHC1
SHC-transforming protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SHC1 gene.-Further reading:...

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