Gene: Il18 (interleukin 18)  Rattus norvegicus

Symbol: Il18
Name: interleukin 18
Description: ENCODES a protein that exhibits cytokine activity (ortholog); INVOLVED IN cellular response to cAMP; cellular response to hydrogen peroxide; cellular response to interferon-gamma; PARTICIPATES IN interleukin-12 signaling pathway; interleukin-23 signaling pathway; interleukin-27 signaling pathway; ASSOCIATED WITH Arthritis, Experimental; Brain Injuries; Brain Ischemia; FOUND IN apical plasma membrane; cytoplasm; extracellular space; INTERACTS WITH (R)-mevalonic acid; 17alpha-ethynylestradiol; 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine
Type: protein-coding
RefSeq Status: PROVISIONAL
Also known as: IFN-gamma-inducing factor; IL-1 gamma; IL-18; interferon gamma-inducing factor; interferon-gamma-inducing factor; interleukin 18; interleukin-1 gamma; interleukin-18
Orthologs: Homo sapiens : IL18 (interleukin 18 (interferon-gamma-inducing factor))  HGNC
Mus musculus : Il18 (interleukin 18)  MGI
Latest Assembly: RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4
Position:
MapChrPositionStrandSource
Rat Cytogenetic Map8q23 NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v5.0853,606,988 - 53,613,608+NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4853,936,584 - 53,943,228+NCBI
Rat Celera Assembly850,474,845 - 50,479,055+NCBI
Genome Assembly 3.1853,955,637 - 53,962,282+NCBI
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Sequence

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RGD Object Information
RGD ID: 2889
Created: 2000-05-25
Species: Rattus norvegicus
Last Modified: 2013-04-16
Status: ACTIVE