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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018664
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Preferred Name

Interleukin-12

Definitions
A heterodimeric cytokine that plays a role in innate and adaptive immune responses. Interleukin-12 is a 70 kDa protein that is composed of covalently linked 40 kDa and 35 kDa subunits. It is produced by DENDRITIC CELLS; MACROPHAGES and a variety of other immune cells and plays a role in the stimulation of INTERFERON-GAMMA production by T-LYMPHOCYTES and NATURAL KILLER CELLS.
Synonyms
Interleukin-12 p70
IL 12
Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Maturation Factor
Natural Killer Cell Stimulatory Factor
IL12
IL-12
Edodekin Alfa
Interleukin 12 p70
IL-12 p70
Interleukin 12
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