Article
Cutting edge: dominant effect of Ile50Val variant of the human IL-4 receptor alpha-chain in IgE synthesis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 1999
Mitsuyasu H, Yanagihara Y, Mao X Q, Gao P S, Arinobu Y, Ihara K, Takabayashi A, Hara T, Enomoto T, Sasaki S, Kawai M, Hamasaki N, Shirakawa T, Hopkin J M, Izuhara K
Abstract excerpt
Two variants of the IL-4R alpha-chain (IL-4Ralpha) gene have been recently identified in association with different atopic disorders. To clarify the etiological relationship between the two variants, we analyzed responsiveness to IL-4 of transfectants with four kinds of IL-4Ralpha carrying either...
Topics
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate
- Immunoglobulin E
- Mice
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
