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IL12A

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18027869

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Chromosome
human chromosome 3[11]
Cytogenetic location
3q25.33[13]
Encodes
Interleukin 12A[9]
Expressed in
gonad, testicle, right uterine tube, ventricular zone, olfactory zone of nasal mucosa, upper lobe of left lung, spleen, granulocyte, stromal cell of endometrium, amygdala[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[10]
Genomic end
159996019, 159713806[6][7]
Genomic start
159706537, 159988835[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
681[3]
Ortholog
Il12a, Il12a[8]
Strand orientation
forward strand[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en P35 en CLMF en IL-12A en IL12A en interleukin 12A en NFSK en NKSF1 ar IL١٢A
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Protein IL12A PDB 1f45.png ↗
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000168811
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000496308, ENST00000305579, ENST00000466512, ENST00000468862, ENST00000480088, ENST00000480787
Entrez Gene ID
3592
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/03cvn0t
HGNC ID
5969
HGNC gene symbol
IL12A
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2781099223
OMIM ID
161560
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_000882, NM_001354582, NM_001354583, NM_001397992
UMLS CUI
C1334101

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Summary

IL12A is a gene[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → IL12A
    Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued) → 2781099223
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_000882, NM_001354582, NM_001354583 +1
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3592
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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