Using RT-PCR, RNAse protection, and electrophoretic mobility shift assay analysis, we
found that DC possess an IL-12 receptor with β1 subunit (downstream box 1)-related
differences from that on T cells. IL-12 signaling through this receptor involved members of
the NF-κB but not STAT family. The unique properties of the IL-12 receptor on DC,
characterized by a single class of binding sites with a K d of about 325 pM, may underlie …