Abstract
Interleukin-17 (IL-17) belongs to a relatively new family of cytokines that has garnered attention as the signature cytokine of Th17 cells. This cytokine family consists of 6 ligands, which bind to 5 receptor subtypes and induce downstream signaling. Although the receptors are ubiquitously expressed, cellular responses to ligands vary across tissues. The cytokine family is associated with various autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma and psoriasis in addition to being implicated in the pathogenesis of cancer. In addition, this family plays a role in host defense against bacterial and fungal infections. The signaling mechanisms of the IL-17 family of proinflammatory cytokines are not well explored. In this study, we present a resource of literature-annotated reactions induced by IL-17. The reactions are catalogued under 5 categories, namely; molecular association, catalysis, transport, activation/inhibition and gene regulation. A total of 93 molecules and 122 reactions have been annotated. The IL-17 pathway is freely available through NetPath, a resource of signal transduction pathways previously developed by our group.
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Abbreviations
- IL-17:
-
Interleukin- 17
- IL-25:
-
Interleukin- 25
- IL-17R:
-
Interleukin- 17 receptor
- PPIs:
-
Protein-protein interactions
- PTMs:
-
Post-translational modifications
- BioPAX:
-
Biological Pathway Exchange
- SBML:
-
Systems Biology Markup Language
- PSI-MI:
-
Proteomics Standards Initiative for Molecular Interaction
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We thank the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India for research support to the Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore. We thank the Infosys Foundation for research support to the Institute of Bioinformatics. JS is a recipient of Senior Research Fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India. KKD and AS are recipients of Junior Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission, Government of India. AAK is a recipient of Senior Research Fellowship from Indian Council of Medical Research, Government of India. HG is a Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Early Career Fellow.
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Sharma, J., Balakrishnan, L., Datta, K.K. et al. A knowledgebase resource for interleukin-17 family mediated signaling. J. Cell Commun. Signal. 9, 291–296 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12079-015-0297-3
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