CSF2RB explained

CSF2RB (also known as cytokine receptor common subunit beta) is a common subunit to the following type I cytokine receptors:

• GM-CSF receptor
• IL-3 receptor
• IL-5 receptor.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Woodcock JM, Zacharakis B, Plaetinck G, Bagley CJ, Qiyu S, Hercus TR, Tavernier J, Lopez AF . Three residues in the common beta chain of the human GM-CSF, IL-3 and IL-5 receptors are essential for GM-CSF and IL-5 but not IL-3 high affinity binding and interact with Glu21 of GM-CSF . The EMBO Journal . 13 . 21 . 5176–85 . November 1994 . 7957082 . 395466 . 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06848.x.