Gene Ontology Classifications

Symbol
Name
ID

Il4
interleukin 4
MGI:96556

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Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.0.0)

Enables cytokine activity. Involved in several processes, including innate immune response in mucosa; negative regulation of white fat cell proliferation; and regulation of gene expression. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including T-helper cell differentiation; defense response to protozoan; and regulation of lymphocyte activation. Located in external side of plasma membrane and extracellular region. Is expressed in brain; gut; hemolymphoid system gland; liver; and placenta. Used to study Sjogren's syndrome; atopic dermatitis; and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including allergic rhinitis; asthma (multiple); pancreatic cancer (multiple); vasculitis (multiple); and viral hepatitis (multiple). Orthologous to human IL4 (interleukin 4).

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Aspect

Category

Evidence

Gene Ontology Evidence Code Abbreviations:

Experimental:

EXP: Inferred from experiment
HMP: Inferred from high throughput mutant phenotype
HGI: Inferred from high throughput genetic interaction
HDA: Inferred from high throughput direct assay
HEP: Inferred from high throughput expression pattern
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction

Homology:

IAS: Inferred from ancestral sequence
IBA: Inferred from biological aspect of ancestor
IBD: Inferred from biological aspect of descendant
IKR: Inferred from key residues
IMR: Inferred from missing residues
IRD: Inferred from rapid divergence
ISA: Inferred from sequence alignment
ISM: Inferred from sequence model
ISO: Inferred from sequence orthology
ISS: Inferred from sequence or structural similarity

Automated:

IEA: Inferred from electronic annotation
RCA: Reviewed computational analysis

Other:

IC: Inferred by curator
NAS: Non-traceable author statement
ND: No biological data available
TAS: Traceable author statement

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