IL-22 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (ER1803-85)

UNIPROT #

Q9GZX6

PROTEIN NAME

IL-22

SYNONYMS

Cytokine Zcyto18 antibody;IL 10 related T cell derived inducible factor antibody;IL 21 antibody;IL 22 antibody;IL D110 antibody;IL TIF antibody;IL-10-related T-cell-derived-inducible factor antibody;IL-22 antibody;IL-TIF antibody;IL21 antibody;Il22 antibody;IL22_HUMAN antibody;ILD110 antibody;ILTIF antibody;Interleukin 10 related T cell derived inducible factor antibody;interleukin 21 antibody;Interleukin 22 antibody;Interleukin-22 antibody;MGC79382 antibody;MGC79384 antibody;TIFa antibody;TIFIL 23 antibody;TIFIL23 antibody;UNQ3099/PRO10096 antibody;zcyto18 antibody

SEQUENCE SIMILARITIES

Belongs to the IL-10 family.

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION

Secreted.

FUNCTION

IL-22 a member of a group of cytokines called the IL-10 family or IL-10 superfamily (including IL-19, IL-20, IL-24, and IL-26), a class of potent mediators of cellular inflammatory responses. It shares use of IL-10R2 in cell signaling with other members of this family, IL-10, IL-26, IL-28A/B and IL-29. IL-22 is produced by activated NK and T cells and initiates innate immune responses against bacterial pathogens especially in epithelial cells such as respiratory and gut epithelial cells. IL-22 along with IL-17 is rapidly produced by splenic LTi-like cells and also produced by Th17 cells and likely plays a role in the coordinated response of both adaptive innate immune systems, autoimmunity and tissue regeneration. IL-22 biological activity is initiated by binding to a cell-surface complex composed of IL-22R1 and IL-10R2 receptor chains. IL-22 and IL-10 receptor chains play a role in cellular targeting and signal transduction to selectively initiate and regulate immune responses. IL-22 can contribute to immune disease through the stimulation of inflammatory responses, S100s and defensins. IL-22 also promotes hepatocyte survival in the liver and epithelial cells in the lung and gut similar to IL-10. In some contexts, the pro-inflammatory versus tissue-protective functions of IL-22 are regulated by the often co-expressed cytokine IL-17A.