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Interleukin 16

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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
IL16
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

1I16, 1X6D, 5FB8

Identifiers
AliasesIL16, LCF, NPRprIL-16, IL-16, interleukin 16
External IDsOMIM: 603035; MGI: 1270855; HomoloGene: 18157; GeneCards: IL16; OMA:IL16 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 15 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 15 (human)
Chromosome 15 (human)Genomic location for IL16Genomic location for IL16
Band15q25.1Start81,159,575 bp
End81,314,058 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 7 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 7 (mouse)
Chromosome 7 (mouse)Genomic location for IL16Genomic location for IL16
Band7 D3|7 47.43 cMStart83,292,033 bp
End83,394,934 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • granulocyte

  • blood

  • bone marrow cells

  • appendix

  • spleen

  • monocyte

  • lymph node

  • cerebellar hemisphere

  • right hemisphere of cerebellum

  • tendon of biceps brachii
Top expressed in
  • pharynx

  • granulocyte

  • thymus

  • spleen

  • blood

  • tibiofemoral joint

  • mesenteric lymph nodes

  • sciatic nerve

  • cerebellar cortex

  • dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell
More reference expression data
BioGPS


More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

3603

16170

Ensembl

ENSG00000172349

ENSMUSG00000001741

UniProt

Q14005

O54824

RefSeq (mRNA)
NM_001172128
NM_004513
NM_172217
NM_001352684
NM_001352685

NM_001352686

NM_010551
NM_001360087
NM_001360088
NM_001360089

RefSeq (protein)
NP_001165599
NP_004504
NP_757366
NP_001339613
NP_001339614

NP_001339615

NP_034681
NP_001347016
NP_001347017
NP_001347018

Location (UCSC)Chr 15: 81.16 – 81.31 MbChr 7: 83.29 – 83.39 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Interleukin 16 is a pro-inflammatory pleiotropic cytokine. Its precursor, pro-interleukin-16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IL16 gene. This gene was discovered in 1982 at Boston University by Dr. David Center and Dr. William Cruikshank.

Function

The cytokine encoded by this gene is a pleiotropic cytokine that functions as a chemoattractant, a modulator of T cell activation, and an inhibitor of HIV replication. The signaling process of this cytokine is mediated by CD4. The product of this gene undergoes proteolytic processing, which is found to yield two functional proteins. The cytokine function is exclusively attributed to the secreted C-terminal peptide, while the N-terminal product may play a role in cell cycle control. Caspase 3 is reported to be involved in the proteolytic processing of this protein. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. Interleukin 16 (IL-16) is released by a variety of cells (including lymphocytes and some epithelial cells) that has been characterized as a chemoattractant for certain immune cells expressing the cell surface molecule CD4. IL-16 was originally described as a factor that could attract activated T cells in humans, it was previously called lymphocyte chemoattractant factor (LCF). Since then, this interleukin has been shown to recruit and activate many other cells expressing the CD4 molecule, including monocytes, eosinophils, and dendritic cells.

The structure of IL-16 was determined following its cloning in 1994. This cytokine is produced as a precursor peptide (pro-IL-16) that requires processing by an enzyme called caspase-3 to become active. CD4 is the cell signaling receptor for mature IL-16.

Interactions

Interleukin 16 has been shown to interact with:

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000172349Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000001741Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Baier M, Bannert N, Werner A, Lang K, Kurth R (May 1997). "Molecular cloning, sequence, expression, and processing of the interleukin 16 precursor". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 94 (10): 5273–5277. Bibcode:1997PNAS...94.5273B. doi:10.1073/pnas.94.10.5273. PMC 24668. PMID 9144227.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: IL16 interleukin 16 (lymphocyte chemoattractant factor)".
  7. ^ Cruikshank W, Center DM (June 1982). "Modulation of lymphocyte migration by human lymphokines. II. Purification of a lymphotactic factor (LCF)". Journal of Immunology. 128 (6): 2569–2574. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.128.6.2569. PMID 7042841. S2CID 33890529.
  8. Cruikshank WW, Kornfeld H, Center DM (June 2000). "Interleukin-16". Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 67 (6): 757–766. doi:10.1002/jlb.67.6.757. PMID 10857846.
  9. Cruikshank WW, Center DM, Nisar N, Wu M, Natke B, Theodore AC, Kornfeld H (May 1994). "Molecular and functional analysis of a lymphocyte chemoattractant factor: association of biologic function with CD4 expression". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 91 (11): 5109–5113. Bibcode:1994PNAS...91.5109C. doi:10.1073/pnas.91.11.5109. PMC 43941. PMID 7910967.
  10. ^ Kurschner C, Yuzaki M (September 1999). "Neuronal interleukin-16 (NIL-16): a dual function PDZ domain protein". The Journal of Neuroscience. 19 (18): 7770–7780. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.19-18-07770.1999. PMC 6782450. PMID 10479680.
  11. ^ Bannert N, Vollhardt K, Asomuddinov B, Haag M, König H, Norley S, Kurth R (October 2003). "PDZ Domain-mediated interaction of interleukin-16 precursor proteins with myosin phosphatase targeting subunits". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (43): 42190–42199. doi:10.1074/jbc.M306669200. PMID 12923170.

Further reading

External links

  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q14005 (Interleukin-16) at the PDBe-KB.
PDB gallery
  • 1i16: STRUCTURE OF INTERLEUKIN 16: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUNCTION, NMR, 20 STRUCTURES 1i16: STRUCTURE OF INTERLEUKIN 16: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUNCTION, NMR, 20 STRUCTURES
  • 1x6d: Solution structures of the PDZ domain of human Interleukin-16 1x6d: Solution structures of the PDZ domain of human Interleukin-16
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