Entrez gene ID | | 5008 |
Official gene symbol | | OSM |
Full name | | oncostatin M |
Aliases | | ,MGC20461, |
Gene summary | | Oncostatin M is a member of a cytokine family that includes leukemia-inhibitory factor, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and interleukin 6. This gene encodes a growth regulator which inhibits the proliferation of a number of tumor cell lines. It regulates cytokine production, including IL-6, G-CSF and GM-CSF from endothelial cells. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 22 Locus: 22q12.2 |
Gene position | | 30662840 - 30658818 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 4023 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 165095 |
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