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A single amino acid difference between human and monkey interleukin (IL)-1beta dictates effective binding to soluble type II IL-1 receptor.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 6 Dec 2002
Smith Dirk E, Ketchem Randal R, Moore Heather, Anderson Zachary, Renshaw Blair R, Friend Della J, Sims John E
Abstract excerpt
Soluble type II interleukin (IL)-1 receptor (sIL1R-II) binds human IL-1beta with high affinity and neutralizes its activity. Recombinant sIL1R-II is considered a potentially useful anti-IL-1 therapeutic, and preclinical studies have been undertaken with this molecule in primates. To better understand the cytokine-receptor interactions occurring in this nonhuman context, monkey IL-1 and IL1R-II were cloned, and...
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