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Gene information for IL24 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID11009
Official gene symbolIL24
Full nameinterleukin 24
Aliases,C49A,FISP,IL-24,IL10B,MDA7,Mob-5,ST16,mda-7,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a member of the IL10 family of cytokines. It was identified as a gene induced during terminal differentiation in melanoma cells. The protein encoded by this gene can induce apoptosis selectively in various cancer cells. Overexpression of this gene leads to elevated expression of several GADD family genes, which correlates with the induction of apoptosis. The phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK7/P38), and heat shock 27kDa protein 1 (HSPB2/HSP27) are found to be induced by this gene in melanoma cells, but not in normal immortal melanocytes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q32
Gene position207070788 - 207077484  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size6697 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID604136