Interleukin-12
Synonyms
Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Maturation Factor
Edodekin Alfa
IL 12
IL-12
IL-12 p70
IL12
Interleukin 12
Interleukin 12 p70
Interleukin-12 p70
Natural Killer Cell Stimulatory Factor
p70, Interleukin-12
A heterodimeric cytokine that plays a role in innate and adaptive immune responses. Interleukin-12 is a 70 kDa protein that is composed of covalently linked 40 kDa and 35 kDa subunits. It is produced by DENDRITIC CELLS; MACROPHAGES and a variety of other immune cells and plays a role in the stimulation of INTERFERON-GAMMA production by T-LYMPHOCYTES and NATURAL KILLER CELLS.
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