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Il5 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Il5
  • Name
    interleukin 5
  • Synonyms
    Il-5
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96557
    NCBI Gene: 16191
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    16 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:53611621-53615930 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 31.99 cM, cytoband A5/B1
  • Mapping Data
    31 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    268 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96557
protein coding gene Chr11:53611621-53615933 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0018303
protein coding gene Chr11:53133035-53137348 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0018272
protein coding gene Chr11:51126963-51131276 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0018242
protein coding gene Chr11:52796560-52800819 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0018243
protein coding gene Chr11:51482762-51487075 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0018054
protein coding gene Chr11:52763325-52767638 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0018695
protein coding gene Chr11:54730505-54734818 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016345
protein coding gene Chr11:48658910-48662979 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0017619
protein coding gene Chr11:52812759-52817087 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0018029
protein coding gene Chr11:57332858-57337171 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0018139
protein coding gene Chr11:50873473-50877715 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0018131
protein coding gene Chr11:50515877-50520120 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0018213
protein coding gene Chr11:53582191-53586504 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0018155
protein coding gene Chr11:58616351-58621541 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0018737
protein coding gene Chr11:52832744-52837059 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0017394
protein coding gene Chr11:51391197-51395425 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0017189
protein coding gene Chr11:52626945-52631194 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0017666
protein coding gene Chr11:52460659-52464940 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IL5, interleukin 5
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IL5, interleukin 5
  • Synonyms
    EDF, IL-5, TRF
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3567
    neXtProt AC: NX_P05113
    UniProt: P05113

  • Chr Location
    5q31.1; chr5:132541445-132556838 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human IL5 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    39 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    13 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    231 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit loss of normal airway hyperreactivity resulting from aeroallergen challenge, reduced numbers of CD5+ B cells in the peritoneal cavity at 2 weeks, and some altered responses to schistosomiasis infection.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 16191 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4310 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010558 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1534 Not Specified  
    polypeptide P04401 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 133 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 38
      Genomic 11
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 8
      Other 3

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11356, MGD-MRK-11387
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 376
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 231
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:353914 Bessell E, et al., Stromal cell and B cell dialogue potentiates IL-33-enriched lymphoid niches to support eosinophil recruitment and function during type 2 immunity. Cell Rep. 2024 Aug 27;43(8):114620

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    last database update
    11/12/2024
    MGI 6.24
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