Interleukin 12 Protein | IL12A protein
Human Interleukin 12
NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
Uniprot Description
IL12A: Cytokine that can act as a growth factor for activated T and NK cells, enhance the lytic activity of NK/lymphokine- activated Killer cells, and stimulate the production of IFN-gamma by resting PBMC. Belongs to the IL-6 superfamily.
Protein type: Cytokine; Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 3q25.33
Cellular Component: extracellular region; extracellular space; interleukin-12 complex
Molecular Function: cytokine activity; growth factor activity; interleukin-12 beta subunit binding; interleukin-12 receptor binding; interleukin-27 binding; protein binding; protein heterodimerization activity
Biological Process: cell cycle arrest; cell migration; defense response to Gram-positive bacterium; immune response; negative regulation of interleukin-17 production; negative regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation; positive regulation of cell adhesion; positive regulation of interferon-gamma production; positive regulation of lymphocyte proliferation; positive regulation of mononuclear cell proliferation; positive regulation of natural killer cell activation; positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity; positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity directed against tumor cell target; positive regulation of NK T cell activation; positive regulation of T cell mediated cytotoxicity; positive regulation of T cell proliferation; positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat4 protein; response to lipopolysaccharide; response to UV-B; response to virus
