Bos taurus Gene: IL18
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-630481.3
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol IL18
Gene Name Interleukin-18
Synonyms
Species Bos taurus
Ensembl Gene ENSBTAG00000000277
Encoded Proteins
Interleukin-18
Interleukin-18
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
InnateDB Annotation from Orthologs
Summary
[Homo sapiens] IL18 and IL1B are important pro-inflammatory cytokines that activates monocytes, macropages, and neutrophils, as well as induce the Th1 and Th17 adaptive cellular responses.
[Homo sapiens] IL18 secreted by inflammatory monocytes is critical for the differentiation of memory CD8(+) T and NK lymphocytes into antimicrobial effector cells. (Demonstrated in mice)
[Homo sapiens] Primary γδ T cells provide an early source of IFNG during dengue virus (DV) infection and target DV-infected cells. Monocytes also participate as accessory cells that sense DV infection and amplify the cellular immune response in an IL18-dependent manner.
[Mus musculus] Il18 secreted by inflammatory monocytes is critical for the differentiation of CD8(+) T and NK lymphocytes into antimicrobial effector cells.
[Mus musculus] Both Nlrp3 and Nlrp1a are important regulators of Toxoplasma proliferation and Il18 signaling is required to mediate host resistance to acute toxoplasmosis.
[Mus musculus] Flagellin induces Tlr5-dependent Il22 production and Nlrc4-dependent Il18 production to promote a protective gene expression program in intestinal epithelial cells and elimination of rotavirus-infected cells.
[Mus musculus] Activation of the Nlrp3 inflammasome is detrimental during leishmaniasis. Mice lacking the inflammasome components Nlrp3, Pycard, Casp1 exhibit defective Il1b and Il18 production at the infection site and are resistant to cutaneous Leishmania major infection.
[Mus musculus] Il22 augments the expression of Il18 mRNA and inactive precursor protein (proIL-18) in intestinal epithelial cells after Toxoplasma gondii or Citrobacter rodentium infection and maintains the homeostatic amount of proIL-18 in the ileum.
[Mus musculus] Microbiota-associated metabolites modulate Nlrp6 inflammasome signalling, epithelial Il18 secretion, and anti-microbial pathways.
[Mus musculus] Colitis severity is controlled at the level of Il18 signalling in intestinal epithelial cells.
Entrez Gene
Summary This gene does not have any Entrez summary - the following is the summary from its human ortholog ENSG00000150782:
The protein encoded by this gene is a proinflammatory cytokine that augments natural killer cell activity in spleen cells, and stimulates interferon gamma production in T-helper type I cells. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 15:22800427-22826698
Strand Reverse strand
Band
Transcripts
ENSBTAT00000065052 ENSBTAP00000055793
ENSBTAT00000000344 ENSBTAP00000000344
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
They are also associated with 10 interaction(s) predicted by orthology.
Predicted by orthology
Total 10 [view]
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0005125 cytokine activity
Biological Process
GO:0000165 MAPK cascade
GO:0001525 angiogenesis
GO:0006954 inflammatory response
GO:0010628 positive regulation of gene expression
GO:0030101 natural killer cell activation
GO:0030155 regulation of cell adhesion
GO:0031663 lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway
GO:0032725 positive regulation of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor production
GO:0032729 positive regulation of interferon-gamma production
GO:0032740 positive regulation of interleukin-17 production
GO:0032819 positive regulation of natural killer cell proliferation
GO:0042088 T-helper 1 type immune response
GO:0042104 positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation
GO:0042346 positive regulation of NF-kappaB import into nucleus
GO:0051142 positive regulation of NK T cell proliferation
GO:0071407 cellular response to organic cyclic compound
Cellular Component
GO:0005576 extracellular region
GO:0005615 extracellular space
GO:0070062 extracellular vesicular exosome
Orthologs
Species
Homo sapiens
Mus musculus
Gene ID
Gene Order
Pathways
NETPATH
REACTOME
Cytokine Signaling in Immune system pathway
Immune System pathway
Interleukin-1 processing pathway
Signaling by Interleukins pathway
KEGG
INOH
PID NCI
Pathway Predictions based on Human Orthology Data
NETPATH
REACTOME
Interleukin-1 processing pathway
Cytokine Signaling in Immune system pathway
Immune System pathway
Signaling by Interleukins pathway
Cytokine Signaling in Immune system pathway
Immune System pathway
Signaling by Interleukins pathway
Interleukin-1 processing pathway
KEGG
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathway
NOD-like receptor signaling pathway pathway
Cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway pathway
Malaria pathway
African trypanosomiasis pathway
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathway
NOD-like receptor signaling pathway pathway
Cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway pathway
Malaria pathway
African trypanosomiasis pathway
INOH
JAK STAT pathway and regulation pathway
GPCR signaling pathway
JAK STAT pathway and regulation pathway
GPCR signaling pathway
PID NCI
Cellular roles of Anthrax toxin
IL27-mediated signaling events
IL12-mediated signaling events
IL12 signaling mediated by STAT4
IL23-mediated signaling events
Cross-References
SwissProt Q9TU73
TrEMBL B2LSE6 Q9MZL8
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 281249
UniGene Bt.234
RefSeq NM_174091 XM_005215801
HUGO
OMIM
CCDS
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL AF124789 AF173175 BC102879 EU276078 EU574909 GJ062397
GenPept AAF08686 AAF89833 AAI02880 ABX72076 ACC60256 DAA22357
RNA Seq Atlas 281249