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Gene information for OSM (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID5008
Official gene symbolOSM
Full nameoncostatin M
Aliases,MGC20461,
Gene summaryOncostatin 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]
LocationChromosome: 22   Locus: 22q12.2
Gene position30662840 - 30658818  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size4023 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID165095