Il7 MGI Mouse Gene Detail - MGI:96561

Symbol

Il7
Name

interleukin 7
Synonyms

A630026I06Rik, hlb368, Il-7

Feature Type

protein coding gene
IDs

MGI:96561
NCBI Gene: 16196
Alliance

genome feature page
Transcription Start Sites

8 TSS

Sequence Map

Chr3:7637088-7678820 bp, - strand
From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
View this region in JBrowse
Genome Browsers

Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI

Genetic Map

Chromosome 3, 2.02 cM
Mapping Data

20 experiments

SNPs within 2kb

1426 from dbSNP Build 142
Strain Annotations

19
PCR

2
RFLP

3

For selected strains:

Strain	Gene Model ID	Feature Type	Coordinates
C57BL/6J	MGI_C57BL6J_96561	protein coding gene	Chr3:7635054-7678820 (-)
129S1/SvImJ	ENSMUSG00200000550	protein coding gene	Chr3:4284701-4328479 (-)
A/J	ENSMUSG00195001165	protein coding gene	Chr3:4617989-4668213 (-)
AKR/J	ENSMUSG00220017002	protein coding gene	Chr3:4609842-4660477 (-)
BALB/cJ	ENSMUSG00180007053	protein coding gene	Chr3:4617491-4667719 (-)
C3H/HeJ	ENSMUSG00175005014	protein coding gene	Chr3:4628373-4679051 (-)
C57BL/6NJ	ENSMUSG00215005268	protein coding gene	Chr3:4658740-4702511 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ	MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024830	protein coding gene	Chr3:3728818-3773670 (-)
CAST/EiJ	ENSTCUG00005000189	protein coding gene	Chr3:4678110-4722158 (-)
CBA/J	ENSMUSG00210000489	protein coding gene	Chr3:4614022-4664233 (-)
DBA/2J	ENSMUSG00185000479	protein coding gene	Chr3:4604615-4648376 (-)
FVB/NJ	ENSMUSG00205005865	protein coding gene	Chr3:4432876-4476663 (-)
JF1/MsJ	ENSUMUG00000008279	protein coding gene	Chr3:4505623-4549819 (-)
LP/J	ENSMUSG00230000098	protein coding gene	Chr3:6558329-6602101 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ	ENSMUSG00190022005	protein coding gene	Chr3:4695751-4739527 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ	ENSMUSG00225001422	protein coding gene	Chr3:9097383-9141158 (-)
PWK/PhJ	ENSLUMG00010008199	protein coding gene	Chr3:4557615-4603052 (-)
SPRET/EiJ	ENSMSPG00010000101	protein coding gene	Chr3:4436697-4478494 (-)
WSB/EiJ	ENSIUOG00005000695	protein coding gene	Chr3:4641819-4685600 (-)

Human Ortholog

IL7, interleukin 7

Vertebrate Orthologs

2

Vertebrate Orthology Source

Alliance of Genome Resources

Human Ortholog

IL7, interleukin 7
Synonyms

IL-7, IMD130
Links

HGNC:6023

NCBI Gene ID: 3574

UniProt: P13232
Chr Location

8q21.13; chr8:78675044-78805523 (-) GRCh38

MGI Vertebrate Homology

Il7 stringent orthology
1 human;1 mouse;1 rat
HCOP

vertebrate homology predictions: IL7
Protein SuperFamily

IL-7
Gene Tree

Il7

Diseases

1 with human IL7 associations

				Human Disease	Mouse Models
				immunodeficiency 130 with HPV-related verrucosis IDs immunodeficiency 130 with HPV-related verrucosis DOID:0061171 OMIM:618309

Click on a disease name to see all genes associated with that disease.

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Phenotype Summary

47 phenotypes from 8 alleles in 11 genetic backgrounds
2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
157 phenotype references

Phenotype Overview

Blue squares indicate phenotypes directly attributed to mutations/alleles of this gene.

adipose tissue	behavior/neurological	cardiovascular system	cellular	craniofacial	digestive/alimentary system	embryo	endocrine/exocrine glands	growth/size/body	hearing/vestibular/ear	hematopoietic system	homeostasis/metabolism	integument	immune system	limbs/digits/tail	liver/biliary system	mortality/aging	muscle	nervous system	pigmentation	renal/urinary system	reproductive system	respiratory system	skeleton	taste/olfaction	neoplasm	vision/eye

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All Mutations and Alleles

26
Chemically induced (ENU)

2
Endonuclease-mediated

9
Targeted

13
Transgenic

2
Incidental Mutations

Mutagenetix , APF
Find Mice (IMSR)

37 strains or lines available
Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype
Recombinase Activity

Comparison Matrix Gene Expression + Recombinase Activity

Mutant mice exhibit an increased white blood count.

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All GO Annotations

42
GO References

15

Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding	cytoskeletal protein binding	DNA binding	enzyme regulator	hydrolase	ligase	lipid binding	oxidoreductase	RNA binding	signaling receptor activity	signaling receptor binding	transcription	transferase	transporter

Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism	cell differentiation	cell population proliferation	cellular component organization	DNA-templated transcription	establishment of localization	homeostatic process	immune system process	lipid metabolic process	programmed cell death	protein metabolic process	response to stimulus	signaling	system development

Cellular Component

cell projection	cytoplasmic vesicle	cytoskeleton	cytosol	endoplasmic reticulum	endosome	extracellular region	Golgi apparatus	mitochondrion	membraneless organelle	nucleus	organelle envelope	organelle lumen	plasma membrane	protein-containing complex	synapse	vacuole

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Expression Overview

GXD's primary emphasis is on endogenous gene expression during development. Click on grid cells to view annotations.

Blue cells = expressed in wild-type.
Gray triangles = other expression annotations only
(e.g. absence of expression or data from mutants).

early conceptus	embryo ectoderm	embryo endoderm	embryo mesoderm	embryo mesenchyme	extraembryonic component	alimentary system	auditory system	branchial arches	cardiovascular system	connective tissue	endocrine system	exocrine system	hemolymphoid system	integumental system	limbs	liver and biliary system	musculoskeletal system	nervous system	olfactory system	reproductive system	respiratory system	urinary system	visual system

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Assay Results

723
Tissues

57
cDNA Data

22
Literature Summary

25

Images

Tissue x Stage Matrix

Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype

Other Mouse Links

Allen Institute

GEO

Expression Atlas

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All Sequences

55
RefSeq

8
UniProt

5
CCDS

CCDS50859.1, CCDS84608.1

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000040329 (Evidence)
NCBI Gene

16196

			Length	Strain/Species	Flank
genomic	16196	NCBI Gene Model \| MGI Sequence Detail	41733	C57BL/6J	± kb
transcript	NM_001313889	RefSeq \| MGI Sequence Detail	3327	ZRU/MplStud
polypeptide	P10168	UniProt \| EBI \| MGI Sequence Detail	154	Not Applicable

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UniProt

5 Sequences
Protein Ontology

PR:000001317 interleukin-7

(term hierarchy)
InterPro Domains

IPR001181 Interleukin-7

IPR018049 Interleukin-7/Interleukin-9, conserved site

IPR038325 Interleukin-7 superfamily
GlyGen

P10168 2 sites

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All nucleic 40

Genomic 1

cDNA 25

Primer pair 10

Other 4

Microarray probesets 5

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MGD-MRK-11358, MGD-MRK-11394, MGI:2441812, MGI:3575125

Summaries

All 370

Developmental Gene Expression 25

Gene Ontology 15

Phenotypes 157
Earliest

J:14594 Namen AE, et al., Stimulation of B-cell progenitors by cloned murine interleukin-7. Nature. 1988 Jun 9;333(6173):571-3
Latest

J:391845 Martin T, et al., Ovarian localization drives IL-7R-dependent CD8 coreceptor expression in peripheral double-negative T cells. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2026 Jun 16;83(1)

TSS for Il7:

(View these features in JBrowse)

Transcription Start Site	Location	Distance from Gene 5'-end
Tssr32546	Chr3:7678831-7678845 (-)	-18 bp
Tssr32545	Chr3:7678798-7678825 (-)	8 bp
Tssr32544	Chr3:7678785-7678792 (-)	31 bp
Tssr32543	Chr3:7678754-7678764 (-)	61 bp
Tssr32542	Chr3:7678702-7678716 (-)	111 bp
Tssr32541	Chr3:7678637-7678652 (-)	175 bp
Tssr32540	Chr3:7671593-7671610 (-)	7,218 bp
Tssr32539	Chr3:7671565-7671579 (-)	7,248 bp

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