In mice, CD4+ helper T-cells differentiate into type 1 (Th1) cells, which are critical for cell-mediated immunity, predominantly under the influence of IL12. Also, IL4 influences their differentiation into type 2 (Th2) cells, which are critical for most antibody responses. Mice deficient in these cytokines, their receptors, or associated transcription factors have impaired, but are not absent of, Th1 or Th2 immune responses. This gene encodes a protein which is similar to the mouse T-cell cytokine receptor Tccr at the amino acid level, and is predicted to be a glycosylated transmembrane protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that the IL27RA was significantly dysregulated in lung tissue 48 hours after 12 Gy thoracic irradiation and was functionally annotated to be involved in Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation and Th17 cell differentiation pathways, indicating its role within a competing endogenous RNA network in the early pathophysiological mechanisms of radiation-induced lung injury [Li et al. DOI:10.1177/1559325819891012].