Table. 1—

The interleukin(IL)-4 and IL-13 receptors and their ligands

ReceptorReceptor subunitsLigand
Type I IL-4IL-4Rα, γc (common γ chain)IL-4
Type II IL-4IL-4Rα, IL-13Rα1IL-4 binds through the IL-4Rα subunit
Type II IL-13IL-4Rα, IL-13Rα1IL-13 binds through IL-13Rα1 subunit
IL-13 decoyIL-13Rα2