Interleukin-4
Synonyms
B Cell Growth Factor 1
B Cell Growth Factor I
B Cell Proliferating Factor
B Cell Stimulating Factor 1
B Cell Stimulatory Factor 1
B Cell Stimulatory Factor-1
B-Cell Growth Factor-1
B-Cell Growth Factor-I
B-Cell Proliferating Factor
B-Cell Stimulating Factor-1
B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 1
B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-1
BCGF-1
BSF-1
Binetrakin
IL-4
IL4
Interleukin 4
MCGF-2
Mast Cell Growth Factor 2
Mast Cell Growth Factor-2
A soluble factor produced by activated T-LYMPHOCYTES that induces the expression of MHC CLASS II GENES and FC RECEPTORS on B-LYMPHOCYTES and causes their proliferation and differentiation. It also acts on T-lymphocytes, MAST CELLS, and several other hematopoietic lineage cells.