| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCUUGCCUGCAAACCUUUACUUCUGAAAUGACUUCCACGGCUGGGACGG… | 1979 nt | 0.4740 | |
| GCUUGCCUGCAAACCUUUACUUCUGAAAUGACUUCCACGGCUGGGACGG… | 1820 nt | 0.4769 | |
| GCUUGCCUGCAAACCUUUACUUCUGAAAUGACUUCCACGGCUGGGACGG… | 1621 nt | 0.4658 | |
| GCUUGCCUGCAAACCUUUACUUCUGAAAUGACUUCCACGGCUGGGACGG… | 1976 nt | 0.4737 |
This gene encodes a member of the IL10 family of cytokines. It was identified as a gene induced during terminal differentiation in melanoma cells. The protein encoded by this gene can induce apoptosis selectively in various cancer cells. Overexpression of this gene leads to elevated expression of several GADD family genes, which correlates with the induction of apoptosis. The phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK7/P38), and heat shock 27kDa protein 1 (HSPB2/HSP27) are found to be induced by this gene in melanoma cells, but not in normal immortal melanocytes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
A study in mice and humans demonstrated that the IL24 is up-regulated in UVB-irradiated skin at the peak of hyperalgesia, with a fold change of 24.7 in human skin and 14.5 in rat skin, identifying it as a potential pain mediator in inflammatory pain [Dawes et al. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0093338]. Subsequent research in human and mouse acute wound healing identified the IL24 as a conserved marker in migrating keratinocytes, where it promotes wound repair [Liu et al. DOI:10.1016/j.stem.2024.11.013].