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Crystal structure of EBI-005, a chimera of human IL-1beta and IL-1Ra
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Structural highlights
FunctionIL1B_HUMAN Produced by activated macrophages, IL-1 stimulates thymocyte proliferation by inducing IL-2 release, B-cell maturation and proliferation, and fibroblast growth factor activity. IL-1 proteins are involved in the inflammatory response, being identified as endogenous pyrogens, and are reported to stimulate the release of prostaglandin and collagenase from synovial cells.[1] References | ||||||||||||||||||
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