Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) regulates interleukin-4-mediated STAT6 signaling.

Interleukin-4 (IL-4) plays a pivotal role in the induction and maintenance of allergy by promoting Th2 differentiation and B cell isotype switching to IgE. Studies on STAT6-deficient mice have demonstrated the essential role of STAT6 in mediating the biological functions of IL-4. IL-4 induces tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT6, which in turn leads to transcription of IL-4-specific genes.