Structure of the Immune Signaling Protein Interleukin 23 (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Structure of the Immune Signaling Protein Interleukin 23

Caption

Left: Complete structure of interleukin 23; in grey: IL23-alpha, one of the two components of the Interleukin-23 complex. Right: IL23-alpha. The area marked in red has been modified by researchers. An isolated molecule of the new variant can leave the cell while the original version is held back in the cell as long as it is not included in a complete IL23 complex.

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Sina Bohnacker / Technical University of Munich; Based on: Protein Data Base ID 3DUH.

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