IL-22, Interleukin-22, rat

IL-22, Interleukin-22, rat: IL-22 is belonging to IL-10 family of regulatory cytokines which includes IL-10, IL-19, IL-20, IL-22, IL-24 and IL-26. Members of this family share partial homology in their amino acid sequences, but they are dissimilar in their biological functions. Produced by T lymphocytes and dendritic cells, IL-10 contributes to the inflammatory response in vivo. IL-22 signals through CRF2-4 and IL-22. It along with IL-17 is rapidly produced by splenic LTi-like cells and can be also produced by Th17 cells and likely plays a role in the coordinated response of both adaptive and innate immune systems. Recombinant rat Interleukin-22 contains 146 amino acids and it has approximately 79 % and 92 % amino acid sequence identity with human and murine IL-22. UnitProt ID: Q198B4