The IL-12 family of heterodimeric cytokines: New players in the regulation of T cell responses
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Purification to homogeneity and partial characterization of cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor from human B-lymphoblastoid cells
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Cloning of cDNA for natural killer cell stimulatory factor, a heterodimeric cytokine with multiple biologic effects on T and natural killer cells
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Interleukin 12 induces stable priming for interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) production during differentiation of human T helper (Th) cells and transient IFN-gamma production in established Th2 cell clones
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IL-12-deficient mice are defective but not devoid of type 1 cytokine responses
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A functional interleukin 12 receptor complex is composed of two beta-type cytokine receptor subunits
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Expression cloning of a human IL-12 receptor component. A new member of the cytokine receptor superfamily with strong homology to gp130
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The IL-12Rbeta2 gene functions as a tumor suppressor in human B cell malignancies
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Lack of IL-12R{beta}2 signalling predisposes to spontaneous autoimmunity and malignancy
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Analysis of mammary carcinoma onset and progression in HER-2/neu oncogene transgenic mice reveals a lobular origin
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Methylation-specific PCR: A novel PCR assay for methylation status of CpG islands
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In human B cells, IL-12 triggers a cascade of molecular events similar to Th1 commitment
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