IL18

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q14907187
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IL18

Summary

IL18 is a gene[1]. IL18 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IL18's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • IL18 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • IL18's Commons category is recorded as Interleukin-18[5].
  • IL18's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 1200[6].
  • IL18's genomic start is recorded as 112013974[7].
  • IL18's genomic start is recorded as 112143253[8].
  • IL18's genomic end is recorded as 112034840[9].
  • IL18's genomic end is recorded as 112164096[10].
  • IL18's ortholog is recorded as Il18[11].
  • IL18's ortholog is recorded as Il18[12].
  • IL18's encodes is recorded as Interleukin 18[13].
  • IL18's encodes is recorded as Interleukin 18 (Interferon-gamma-inducing factor), isoform CRA_a[14].
  • IL18's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].
  • IL18's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 11[16].
  • IL18's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[17].
  • IL18's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3606[18].
  • IL18's cytogenetic location is recorded as 11q23.1[19].
  • IL18's expressed in is recorded as skin of abdomen[20].
  • IL18's expressed in is recorded as skin of leg[21].
  • IL18's expressed in is recorded as rectum[22].
  • IL18's expressed in is recorded as skin of thigh[23].
  • IL18's expressed in is recorded as gallbladder[24].
  • IL18's expressed in is recorded as mucosa of transverse colon[25].
  • IL18's expressed in is recorded as olfactory zone of nasal mucosa[26].
  • IL18's expressed in is recorded as germinal epithelium[27].

Why It Matters

IL18 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).[2] IL18 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] IL18 is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 11
    Strand orientation reverse strand
    Instance of gene
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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