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IL18

interleukin 18, the group of Interleukins

Basic information

Region (hg38): 11:112143252-112164096

Links

ENSG00000150782NCBI:3606OMIM:600953HGNC:5986Uniprot:Q14116AlphaFoldGenCCjaxSfariGnomADPubmedClinVar

Phenotypes

GenCC

Source: genCC

No genCC data.

ClinVar

This is a list of variants' phenotypes submitted to ClinVar and linked to the IL18 gene.

  • not provided (2 variants)
  • Inborn genetic diseases (1 variants)

Variants pathogenicity by type

Statistics on ClinVar variants can assist in determining whether a specific variant type in the IL18 gene is commonly pathogenic or not.

In the table, we include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, Mane Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equals 1. Click the count to view the source variants.

Warning: slight differences between displayed counts and the number of variants in ClinVar may occur, primarily due to (1) the application of a different transcript and/or consequence by our variant effect predictor or (2) differences in clinical significance: we classify Benign/Likely benign variants as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic variants as Likely pathogenic.

Variant type Pathogenic Likely pathogenic VUS Likely benign Benign Sum
synonymous
1
clinvar
1
missense
1
clinvar
1
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
inframe indel
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
splice region
1
1
non coding
0
Total 0 0 1 1 0

Variants in IL18

This is a list of pathogenic ClinVar variants found in the IL18 region.

You can filter this list by clicking the number of variants in the Variants pathogenicity by type table.

Position Type Phenotype Significance ClinVar
11-112143678-C-T not specified Uncertain significance (Apr 18, 2023)2537526
11-112143780-C-T not specified Likely benign (Jan 30, 2024)3109198
11-112145791-G-A Three Vessel Coronary Disease Benign (-)812622
11-112150082-A-C Likely benign (Jun 14, 2018)749979
11-112150193-T-G Three Vessel Coronary Disease Benign (-)812621
11-112153608-G-T Benign (Jun 15, 2018)786213
11-112154980-A-C not specified Uncertain significance (Oct 02, 2023)3109199
11-112155980-A-G Three Vessel Coronary Disease Benign (-)812623

GnomAD

Source: gnomAD

GeneTypeBio TypeTranscript Coding Exons Length
IL18protein_codingprotein_codingENST00000280357 520867
pLI Probability
LOF Intolerant
pRec Probability
LOF Recessive
Individuals with
no LOFs
Individuals with
Homozygous LOFs
Individuals with
Heterozygous LOFs
Defined p
0.03070.823124501031245040.0000120
Z-Score Observed Expected Observed/Expected Mutation Rate Total Possible in Transcript
Missense1.525192.00.5540.000004331312
Missense in Polyphen1024.4390.40919402
Synonymous0.6652529.60.8440.00000146316
Loss of Function1.1335.990.5012.50e-797

LoF frequencies by population

EthnicitySum of pLOFs p
African & African-American0.000.00
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000.00
East Asian0.000.00
Finnish0.000.00
European (Non-Finnish)0.00002730.0000266
Middle Eastern0.000.00
South Asian0.000.00
Other0.000.00

dbNSFP

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: A proinflammatory cytokine primarily involved in polarized T-helper 1 (Th1) cell and natural killer (NK) cell immune responses (Probable). Upon binding to IL18R1 and IL18RAP, forms a signaling ternary complex which activates NF-kappa-B, triggering synthesis of inflammatory mediators (PubMed:14528293, PubMed:25500532). Synergizes with IL12/interleukin-12 to induce IFNG synthesis from T-helper 1 (Th1) cells and natural killer (NK) cells (Probable) (PubMed:10653850). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10653850, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14528293, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25500532, ECO:0000305}.;
Pathway
Salmonella infection - Homo sapiens (human);Legionellosis - Homo sapiens (human);Influenza A - Homo sapiens (human);Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - Homo sapiens (human);African trypanosomiasis - Homo sapiens (human);Malaria - Homo sapiens (human);Cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway - Homo sapiens (human);NOD-like receptor signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human);Tuberculosis - Homo sapiens (human);Rheumatoid arthritis - Homo sapiens (human);Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction - Homo sapiens (human);Nucleotide-binding Oligomerization Domain (NOD) pathway;Corticotropin-releasing hormone signaling pathway;IL1 and megakaryocytes in obesity;Development and heterogeneity of the ILC family;TYROBP Causal Network;Interleukin-10 signaling;Interleukin-4 and 13 signaling;Hypertrophy Model;Signaling by Interleukins;ras-independent pathway in nk cell-mediated cytotoxicity;Cytokine Signaling in Immune system;JAK STAT MolecularVariation 1;IL12 signaling mediated by STAT4;GPCR signaling-G alpha q;GPCR signaling-cholera toxin;GPCR signaling-pertussis toxin;Interleukin-18 signaling;Immune System;GPCR signaling-G alpha s Epac and ERK;GPCR signaling-G alpha s PKA and ERK;JAK STAT pathway and regulation;GPCR signaling-G alpha i;IL23-mediated signaling events;IL27-mediated signaling events;Interleukin-1 processing;IL12-mediated signaling events;Cellular roles of Anthrax toxin;Interleukin-1 family signaling (Consensus)

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.550

Intolerance Scores

loftool
0.585
rvis_EVS
-0.01
rvis_percentile_EVS
52.85

Haploinsufficiency Scores

pHI
0.0406
hipred
N
hipred_score
0.327
ghis
0.547

Essentials

essential_gene_CRISPR
N
essential_gene_CRISPR2
N
essential_gene_gene_trap
N
gene_indispensability_pred
N
gene_indispensability_score
0.376

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianLowLowLow
Primary ImmunodeficiencyLowLowLow
CancerLowLowLow

Mouse Genome Informatics

Gene name
Il18
Phenotype
cardiovascular system phenotype (the observable morphological and physiological characteristics of the mammalian heart, blood vessels, or circulatory system that are manifested through development and lifespan); hematopoietic system phenotype; mortality/aging (the observable characteristics related to the ability of a mammalian organism to live and age that are manifested throughout development and life span); behavior/neurological phenotype (the observable actions or reactions of mammalian organisms that are manifested through development and lifespan); immune system phenotype; digestive/alimentary phenotype; nervous system phenotype (the observable morphological and physiological characteristics of the extensive, intricate network of electochemical structures in the body that is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia and parts of the receptor organs that are manifested through development and lifespan); vision/eye phenotype; growth/size/body region phenotype; adipose tissue phenotype (the observable morphological and physiological characteristics of mammalian fat tissue that are manifested through development and lifespan); homeostasis/metabolism phenotype; cellular phenotype; muscle phenotype;

Gene ontology

Biological process
MAPK cascade;angiogenesis;inflammatory response;cell-cell signaling;cell population proliferation;regulation of signaling receptor activity;positive regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation;positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling;cytokine-mediated signaling pathway;natural killer cell activation;regulation of cell adhesion;sleep;lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway;activation of protein kinase B activity;interleukin-6 production;positive regulation of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor production;positive regulation of interferon-gamma production;positive regulation of interleukin-17 production;positive regulation of natural killer cell proliferation;positive regulation of tissue remodeling;interleukin-18-mediated signaling pathway;T-helper 1 cell cytokine production;chemokine biosynthetic process;T-helper 1 type immune response;type 2 immune response;interleukin-2 biosynthetic process;interferon-gamma biosynthetic process;positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation;neutrophil activation;interleukin-13 biosynthetic process;granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor biosynthetic process;natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity;positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein;cholesterol homeostasis;positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation;negative regulation of myoblast differentiation;positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II;positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation;positive regulation of inflammatory response;positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity;positive regulation of NK T cell proliferation;positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling;triglyceride homeostasis;cellular response to organic cyclic compound;positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis;positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response;positive regulation of NIK/NF-kappaB signaling;positive regulation of T-helper 1 cell cytokine production
Cellular component
extracellular region;extracellular space;cytosol
Molecular function
cytokine activity;protein binding;interleukin-18 receptor binding