Preferred Label : IL22 Signaling Pathway;
NCIt related terms : IL22 Soluble Receptor Signaling Pathway;
Alternative definition : BIOCARTA: IL-22 is an inflammatory cytokine related to IL-10 that is produced by T
cells and that induces a response in cells through a heterodimeric cell surface receptor
composed of IL-22R1 and IL-10R2C. One of the actions of IL-22 appears to be the induction
of acute phase inflammatory response in hepatocytes, acting through activation of
STATs and transcriptional regulation. A gene with homology to the extracellular domain
of the cell surface IL-22R1 receptor component was identified that lacked transmembrane
and cytoplasmic domains. The protein derived from this gene was found to bind IL-22
and block its interaction with the cell surface receptor. The IL-22 soluble receptor
(IL-22BP, IL-22 binding protein) also blocks some of the downstream effects of IL-22
such as STAT activation and the transcriptional induction of genes involved in the
immune and inflammatory responses. The IL-22 soluble receptor may act as an anti-inflammatory
agent. (This definition may be outdated - see the DesignNote.);
NCIt note : The BIOCARTA Definition (ALT_DEFINITION) for this pathway concept was provided by
BioCarta. This property was not created by, nor is it maintained by the NCI Thesaurus
staff. Additionally, BioCarta is no longer updating its pathway data; thus, the BIOCARTA
Definition might be outdated or inaccurate. Please see the Terms and Conditions for
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Biocarta ID : h_il22bppathway;
Origin ID : C39121;
UMLS CUI : C1512592;
Semantic type(s)
has_gene_product_element
pathway_has_gene_element