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Gene information for IL4 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3565
Official gene symbolIL4
Full nameinterleukin 4
Aliases,BCGF-1,BCGF1,BSF1,IL-4,MGC79402,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by activated T cells. This cytokine is a ligand for interleukin 4 receptor. The interleukin 4 receptor also binds to IL13, which may contribute to many overlapping functions of this cytokine and IL13. STAT6, a signal transducer and activator of transcription, has been shown to play a central role in mediating the immune regulatory signal of this cytokine. This gene, IL3, IL5, IL13, and CSF2 form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 5q, with this gene particularly close to IL13. This gene, IL13 and IL5 are found to be regulated coordinately by several long-range regulatory elements in an over 120 kilobase range on the chromosome. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 5   Locus: 5q31.1
Gene position132009373 - 132018368  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size8996 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID147780