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Il27 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Il27
  • Name
    interleukin 27
  • Synonyms
    IL-27, IL-27p28, Il30, p28
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2384409
    NCBI Gene: 246779
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    13 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:126188182-126194113 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 69.18 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    197 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2384409
 protein coding gene Chr7:126188181-126194197 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200022930
 protein coding gene Chr7:112693551-112699476 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195036751
 protein coding gene Chr7:117218040-117223966 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220021394
 protein coding gene Chr7:110642999-110648927 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180013264
 protein coding gene Chr7:113883668-113889596 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175015232
 protein coding gene Chr7:114616219-114622151 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215017666
 protein coding gene Chr7:113896161-113902092 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030454
 protein coding gene Chr7:128599363-128605540 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005045618
 protein coding gene Chr7:117114368-117120256 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210022573
 protein coding gene Chr7:114377316-114383248 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185037419
 protein coding gene Chr7:118690155-118696087 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205026727
 protein coding gene Chr7:114329693-114335619 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000028185
 protein coding gene Chr7:123742390-123748484 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230052042
 protein coding gene Chr7:124793516-124799440 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190018130
 protein coding gene Chr7:114536745-114542676 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225012206
 protein coding gene Chr7:123031987-123037913 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010041076
 protein coding gene Chr7:112883827-112889758 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010011937
 protein coding gene Chr7:114150878-114156819 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005027312
 protein coding gene Chr7:115238952-115244884 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IL27, interleukin 27
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IL27, interleukin 27
  • Synonyms
    IL-27, IL-27A, IL27A, IL27p28, IL30, p28
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 246778
    UniProt: Q8NEV9

  • Chr Location
    16p12.1-p11.2; chr16:28499362-28512051 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with human IL27 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    48 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

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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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele develop an exaggerated delayed-type hypersensitivity response and are more susceptible to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis due to the presence of an increased number of Th17 cells.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    32
  • GO References
    9
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
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Expression Overview

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
    613
  • Tissues
    7
  • cDNA Data
    5
  • Literature Summary
    1
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000044701 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 5932 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000058429 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1021 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000054637 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 234 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 6
      cDNA 5
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 1
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 236
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 48
    • Earliest
      J:77522 Pflanz S, et al., IL-27, a Heterodimeric Cytokine Composed of EBI3 and p28 Protein, Induces Proliferation of Naive CD4(+) T Cells. Immunity. 2002 Jun;16(6):779-90
    • Latest
      J:386271 Aldridge DL, et al., IL-27 limits HSPC differentiation during infection and protects from stem cell exhaustion. Elife. 2025 Dec 15;14
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