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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======= IL18 ======= == Gene Information == * **<color #00a2e8>Official Symbol</color>**: IL18 * **<color #00a2e8>Official Name</color>**: interleukin 18 * **<color #00a2e8>Aliases and Previous Symbols</color>**: N/A * **<color #00a2e8>Entrez ID</color>**: [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/?term=3606|3606]] * **<color #00a2e8>UniProt</color>**: [[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q14116|Q14116]] * **<color #00a2e8>Interactions</color>**: [[https://thebiogrid.org/search.php?search=IL18&organism=9606|BioGRID]] * **<color #00a2e8>PubMed articles</color>**: [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=gene%20IL18|Open PubMed]] * **<color #00a2e8>OMIM</color>**: [[https://omim.org/entry/600953|Open OMIM]] == Function Summary == * **<color #00a2e8>Entrez Summary</color>**: The protein encoded by this gene is a proinflammatory cytokine that augments natural killer cell activity in spleen cells, and stimulates interferon gamma production in T-helper type I cells. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]. * **<color #00a2e8>UniProt Summary</color>**: Augments natural killer cell activity in spleen cells and stimulates interferon gamma production in T-helper type I cells. <button type='primary' size='sm' modal='Pfam_Domains'>Pfam Domains</button> <button type='primary' size='sm' modal='GO_terms'>GO Terms</button> <modal id='Pfam_Domains' size='lg' title='Pfam Domains'> |IL1| </modal> <modal id='GO_terms' size='lg' title='GO Terms'> |granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor biosynthetic process| |chemokine metabolic process| |interleukin-18 receptor binding| |chemokine biosynthetic process| |interleukin-13 biosynthetic process| |interferon-gamma biosynthetic process| |granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor production| |interleukin-2 biosynthetic process| |interleukin-13 production| |T-helper 1 cell cytokine production| |positive regulation of NK T cell proliferation| |regulation of NK T cell proliferation| |regulation of T-helper 1 cell cytokine production| |positive regulation of T-helper 1 cell cytokine production| |positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation| |cellular response to interleukin-18| |positive regulation of natural killer cell proliferation| |interleukin-18-mediated signaling pathway| |CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell cytokine production| |positive regulation of NK T cell activation| |type 2 immune response| |regulation of natural killer cell proliferation| |chemokine production| |interleukin-2 production| |response to interleukin-18| |regulation of NK T cell activation| |T cell cytokine production| |regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation| |interleukin-6 production| |positive regulation of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor production| |positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response| |sleep| |cytokine biosynthetic process| |cytokine metabolic process| |regulation of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor production| |positive regulation of type 2 immune response| |positive regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation| |positive regulation of interleukin-17 production| |positive regulation of alpha-beta T cell proliferation| |interferon-gamma production| |positive regulation of T cell cytokine production| |T-helper 1 type immune response| |positive regulation of T-helper 1 type immune response| |positive regulation of natural killer cell activation| |positive regulation of T-helper cell differentiation| |positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation| |cytokine production involved in immune response| |negative regulation of myoblast differentiation| |natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity| |regulation of T-helper 1 type immune response| |natural killer cell mediated immunity| |regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation| |regulation of interleukin-17 production| |positive regulation of CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation| |regulation of type 2 immune response| |regulation of alpha-beta T cell proliferation| |regulation of neuroinflammatory response| |positive regulation of tissue remodeling| |regulation of T cell cytokine production| |activation of protein kinase B activity| |regulation of natural killer cell activation| |lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway| |regulation of T-helper cell differentiation| |positive regulation of CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell activation| |acylglycerol homeostasis| |triglyceride homeostasis| |regulation of activated T cell proliferation| |leukocyte mediated cytotoxicity| |T cell mediated immunity| |positive regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation| |regulation of CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation| |positive regulation of T cell mediated immunity| |regulation of myoblast differentiation| |positive regulation of cytokine production involved in immune response| |natural killer cell activation| |regulation of CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell activation| |positive regulation of alpha-beta T cell activation| |regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation| |positive regulation of interferon-gamma production| |positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein| |regulation of T cell mediated immunity| |regulation of tissue remodeling| |positive regulation of NIK/NF-kappaB signaling| |regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein| |cholesterol homeostasis| |sterol homeostasis| |positive regulation of T cell differentiation| |positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT| |regulation of cytokine production involved in immune response| |positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation| |positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling| |positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via STAT| |cell killing| |regulation of alpha-beta T cell activation| |positive regulation of lymphocyte differentiation| |positive regulation of T cell proliferation| |positive regulation of production of molecular mediator of immune response| |positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis| |regulation of interferon-gamma production| |positive regulation of adaptive immune response based on somatic recombination of immune receptors built from immunoglobulin superfamily domains| |positive regulation of adaptive immune response| |positive regulation of lymphocyte mediated immunity| |regulation of NIK/NF-kappaB signaling| |regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling| |positive regulation of lymphocyte proliferation| |regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT| |positive regulation of mononuclear cell proliferation| |regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation| |lipid homeostasis| |positive regulation of leukocyte mediated immunity| |regulation of receptor signaling pathway via STAT| |positive regulation of leukocyte proliferation| |regulation of T cell differentiation| |positive regulation of inflammatory response| |regulation of production of molecular mediator of immune response| |regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis| |regulation of adaptive immune response based on somatic recombination of immune receptors built from immunoglobulin superfamily domains| |positive regulation of leukocyte differentiation| |regulation of lymphocyte mediated immunity| |cytokine production| |positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity| |regulation of T cell proliferation| |regulation of adaptive immune response| |positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling| |regulation of lymphocyte differentiation| |cytokine activity| |production of molecular mediator of immune response| |cellular response to lipopolysaccharide| |positive regulation of hemopoiesis| |positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation| |cellular response to molecule of bacterial origin| |positive regulation of T cell activation| |regulation of leukocyte mediated immunity| |regulation of lymphocyte proliferation| |regulation of mononuclear cell proliferation| |cellular response to biotic stimulus| |positive regulation of leukocyte cell-cell adhesion| |positive regulation of immune effector process| |regulation of protein kinase B signaling| |regulation of leukocyte proliferation| |regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation| |positive regulation of cell-cell adhesion| |positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity| |lymphocyte mediated immunity| |regulation of leukocyte differentiation| |adaptive immune response based on somatic recombination of immune receptors built from immunoglobulin superfamily domains| |regulation of leukocyte cell-cell adhesion| |response to lipopolysaccharide| |regulation of T cell activation| |angiogenesis| |response to molecule of bacterial origin| |activation of protein kinase activity| |regulation of inflammatory response| |positive regulation of lymphocyte activation| |MAPK cascade| |lymphocyte activation| |signal transduction by protein phosphorylation| |regulation of cell-cell adhesion| |positive regulation of leukocyte activation| |positive regulation of cell adhesion| |blood vessel morphogenesis| |positive regulation of cell activation| |regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity| |positive regulation of cytokine production| |regulation of hemopoiesis| |regulation of immune effector process| |positive regulation of defense response| |blood vessel development| |inflammatory response| |neutrophil activation| |granulocyte activation| |vasculature development| |regulation of lymphocyte activation| |cardiovascular system development| |cellular response to lipid| |positive regulation of protein kinase activity| |cellular response to organic cyclic compound| |cell population proliferation| |positive regulation of kinase activity| |myeloid leukocyte activation| |regulation of leukocyte activation| |positive regulation of response to external stimulus| |adaptive immune response| |regulation of cell activation| |tube morphogenesis| |positive regulation of transferase activity| |cytokine-mediated signaling pathway| |regulation of cell adhesion| |response to bacterium| |regulation of cytokine production| |negative regulation of cell differentiation| |regulation of defense response| |innate immune response| |leukocyte mediated immunity| |regulation of protein kinase activity| |tube development| |response to lipid| |positive regulation of immune response| |circulatory system development| |regulation of kinase activity| |anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis| |positive regulation of cell population proliferation| |response to organic cyclic compound| |leukocyte activation| |negative regulation of developmental process| |defense response to other organism| |positive regulation of cell differentiation| |protein phosphorylation| |regulation of transferase activity| |cellular response to cytokine stimulus| |positive regulation of protein phosphorylation| |positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction| |cellular response to oxygen-containing compound| |positive regulation of phosphorylation| |cell activation| |immune effector process| |regulation of response to external stimulus| |response to cytokine| |chemical homeostasis| |cell-cell signaling| |positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process| |positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process| |regulation of immune response| |positive regulation of immune system process| |positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II| |positive regulation of protein modification process| |phosphorylation| |response to other organism| |response to external biotic stimulus| |response to biotic stimulus| |defense response| |positive regulation of developmental process| |organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process| |positive regulation of catalytic activity| |regulation of protein phosphorylation| |regulation of response to stress| |positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated| |response to oxygen-containing compound| |regulation of phosphorylation| |extracellular space| |positive regulation of cellular protein metabolic process| |regulation of cell population proliferation| |positive regulation of nucleic acid-templated transcription| |positive regulation of RNA biosynthetic process| |homeostatic process| |positive regulation of signal transduction| |regulation of immune system process| |intracellular signal transduction| |positive regulation of protein metabolic process| |positive regulation of RNA metabolic process| |positive regulation of multicellular organismal process| |macromolecule biosynthetic process| |positive regulation of molecular function| |regulation of phosphate metabolic process| |regulation of phosphorus metabolic process| |regulation of cell differentiation| |positive regulation of cell communication| |positive regulation of signaling| |regulation of intracellular signal transduction| |regulation of protein modification process| |immune response| |positive regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process| |positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process| |extracellular region| |positive regulation of cellular biosynthetic process| |positive regulation of gene expression| |positive regulation of biosynthetic process| </modal> \\ === CRISPR Data === <button type='default' size='small' modal='Compound_Hit'>Compound Hit</button> <button type='default' size='small' modal='Most_Correlated_Genes'>Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics</button> <button type='primary' size='small' modal='Essential_Avana'>Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)</button> <modal id='Compound_Hit' size='lg' title='Compound Hit'> No hits were found. </modal> <modal id='Most_Correlated_Genes' size='lg' title='Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics'> No correlation found to any other genes in chemogenomics. </modal> <modal id='Essential_Avana' size='lg' title='Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)'> Global Fraction of Cell Lines Where Essential: 0/739 ^Tissue^Fraction Of Cell Lines Where Essential^ |1290807.0|0/1| |909776.0|0/1| |bile duct|0/28| |blood|0/28| |bone|0/26| |breast|0/33| |central nervous system|0/56| |cervix|0/4| |colorectal|0/17| |esophagus|0/13| |fibroblast|0/1| |gastric|0/16| |kidney|0/21| |liver|0/20| |lung|0/75| |lymphocyte|0/16| |ovary|0/26| |pancreas|0/24| |peripheral nervous system|0/16| |plasma cell|0/15| |prostate|0/1| |skin|0/24| |soft tissue|0/9| |thyroid|0/2| |upper aerodigestive|0/22| |urinary tract|0/29| |uterus|0/5| </modal> == Essentiality in NALM6 == * **<color #00a2e8>Essentiality Rank</color>**: 8400 * **<color #00a2e8>Expression level (log2 read counts)</color>**: 1.19 <button type='primary' size='small' modal='Dist_expr'>Expression Distribution</button> <modal id='Dist_expr' size='lg' title='IL18 Expression in NALM6 Cells: 1.19'> {{:chemogenomics:nalm6 dist.png?nolink |}} </modal> Last modified: 2025/12/10 20:19by 127.0.0.1