Members of this family adopt a structure consisting of an immunoglobulin-like beta-sandwich, with seven strands in two beta-sheets, in a Greek-key topology. They are required for binding to the cytokine Interleukin-6 [1].
This domain is found in Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor from mouse (LIF-R) and similar proteins from animals. LIF-R binds a cytokine that acts on many cell types including embryonic stem cells, megakaryocytes, osteoblasts, and neuronal cells. The ...
This domain is found in Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor from mouse (LIF-R) and similar proteins from animals. LIF-R binds a cytokine that acts on many cell types including embryonic stem cells, megakaryocytes, osteoblasts, and neuronal cells. The extracellular region of this protein shows a modular structure with two cytokine-binding modules (CBM, with Pfam:PF17971 representing the second subdomain of CBM1, D2) separated by an Ig-like domain (this entry) and followed by three membrane- proximal fibronectin type-III (FNIII) domains (Pfam:PF00041) This domain interacts directly with site 3 of Cilliary Neutrophic Factor (CNTF) [1,2].