| Protein Name | interleukin 1 beta |
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| Organism | Mus musculus |
| Gene ID | 16176 |
| Gene Symbol | Il1b |
| UniProt | P10749 (IL1B_MOUSE) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 5003 |
Description |
interleukin 1 beta |
| Gene Summary |
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the interleukin 1 cytokine family. This cytokine is produced by activated macrophages as a proprotein, which is proteolytically processed to its active form by caspase 1. The encoded protein plays a role in thymocyte proliferation and is involved in the inflammatory response. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015] |
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