interleukin-18 receptor 1; IL1 receptor-related protein; IL-1Rrp; CD218 antigen-like family member A; CDw218a; CD218a (IL18R1, IL1RRP)
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Function
- receptor for IL18
- binding to IL18 leads to the activation of NF-kappa-B
- associates with IL18RAP
- does NOT bind IL1A or IL1B
Structure
- belongs to the interleukin-1 receptor family
- contains 3 Ig-like C2-type domains (immunoglobulin-like)
- contains 1 TIR domain
Compartment
membrane
Expression
- expressed in lung, leukocytes, spleen, liver, thymus, prostate, small intestine, colon, placenta, heart
- NOT expressed in brain, skeletal muscle, pancreas, kidney
Pathology
- high level of expression in Hodgkin's disease cell lines