Gene Information
Gene NameIL24
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length206
Protein NamesInterleukin-24 (IL-24) (Melanoma differentiation-associated gene 7 protein) (MDA-7) (Suppression of tumorigenicity 16 protein)
Target Nameinterleukin-24
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000162892 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ13007
Gene CardIL24
Uniprot IDQ13007
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.336967972)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IL24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ IL24 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ IL24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IL24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Il24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IL24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Il24 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsIL20, IL19, IL10, IL26
Tissueappendix, lymph.node, spleen, tonsil, urinary.bladder
Tissue SpecificityUp-regulated in melanoma cells induced to terminally differentiate.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6DF3  (X-ray  2.15A  6GG1  (X-ray  1.30A 
DBSNP rs1150258  rs3093431  rs3093446 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11706020}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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