IL-2

Function

Produced by T-cells in response to antigenic or mitogenic stimulation, this protein is required for T-cell proliferation and other activities crucial to regulation of the immune response. Can stimulate B-cells, monocytes, lymphokine-activated killer cells, natural killer cells, and glioma cells.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the IL-2 family.

Cellular localization

• Secreted

Alternative names

• Interleukin-2
• IL-2
• T-cell growth factor
• TCGF
• Il-2
• Il2

Database links

• swissprot:P17108

Target type

Proteins