Interleukin 2
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interleukin-2-228-1699802
title:
Interleukin 2
text:
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an interleukin, a type of cytokine signaling molecule in the immune system. It is a 15.5–16 kDa protein that regulates the activities of white blood cells that are responsible for immunity. IL-2 is part of the body's natural response to microbial infection, and in discriminating between foreign ("non-self") and "self". IL-2 mediates its effects by binding to IL-2 receptors, which are expressed by lymphocytes. The major sources of IL-2 are activated CD4+ T cells and activa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Mammalian protein found in humans
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleukin_2
date created:
2004-10-31T13:14:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T11:59:13Z
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13
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16