Gene
IL18BP
interleukin 18 binding protein
- HGNC 5987↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000137496↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 10068↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 11q13.4
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 11: 71,998,909–72,002,804 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 6 exons across 3.9 kb
- Protein
- 194 amino acids
- Also known as
- IL18BPa
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000393703.9NM_001039660.2
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How IL18BP is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 1.7 kb of the gene's 3.9 kb; 585 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to IL18BP
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions IL18BP can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). IL18BP gene: interleukin 18 binding protein. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/il18bp
Dante Labs. IL18BP gene: interleukin 18 binding protein [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/il18bp
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