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Differential contribution of IL-1Ra isoforms to allele-specific IL-1Ra mRNA accumulation.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Apr 2004
Redlitz Karen H, Yamshchikov Vladimir F, Cominelli Fabio
Abstract excerpt
The interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene produces two isoforms of IL-1Ra, intracellular (icIL-1Ra) and secreted (sIL-1Ra). Distinct promoter regions control synthesis of each isoform. Five alleles of this gene, defined by sIL-1Ra intron 2 polymorphism, have been described. Although differences in IL-1Ra protein production have been demonstrated in various tissues and cells obtained from...
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