[Term] id: PR:000001370 name: interleukin-13 def: "A protein that is a translation product of the human IL13 gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. Interleukin-13 is a pleiotropic cytokine which may be important in the regulation of the inflammatory and immune responses. It inhibits inflammatory cytokine production and synergises with IL-2 in regulating interferon-gamma synthesis. The sequences of IL-4 and IL-13 are distantly related." [PRO:CNA] comment: Category=gene. synonym: "IL13" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx] synonym: "NC30" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "IL-13" EXACT [] synonym: "T-cell activation protein P600" EXACT [] xref: PIRSF:PIRSF001945 is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein