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Interleukin receptor

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An interleukin receptor is a cytokine receptor for interleukins.

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Types

There are two main families of Interleukin receptors, type 1 and type 2 cytokine receptors.

Type 1

Type 1 interleukin receptors include:

  • Interleukin-2 receptor
  • Interleukin-3 receptor
  • Interleukin-4 receptor
  • Interleukin-5 receptor
  • Interleukin-6 receptor
  • Interleukin-7 receptor
  • Interleukin-9 receptor
  • Interleukin-11 receptor
  • Interleukin-12 receptor
  • Interleukin-13 receptor
  • Interleukin-15 receptor
  • Interleukin-21 receptor
  • Interleukin-23 receptor
  • Interleukin-27 receptor
  • Type 2

    Type 2 interleukin receptors include:

  • Interleukin-10 receptor
  • Interleukin-20 receptor
  • Interleukin-22 receptor
  • Interleukin-28 receptor
  • Other

  • Interleukin-1 receptor and interleukin-18 receptor belong to the immunoglobulin superfamily.
  • Interleukin-8 receptor, RANTES receptors (CCR1, CCR3, CCR5), MIP-1 receptor, PF4 receptor, M-CSF receptor and NAP-2 receptor belong to the chemokine receptor family.
  • References

    Interleukin receptor Wikipedia