The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interleukin 18 across different species:

interleukin 18 (interferon-gamma-inducing factor) (IL18), interleukin 18 (Il18), interleukin 18 (IL18)

Other aliases include:

IGIF, IL-18, IL-1g, IL1F4, MGC12320, Igif, Il-18, IL18

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interleukin 18:

interleukin 18 – IL-1 gamma – interleukin-18 – interleukin-1 gamma – interferon-gamma-inducing factor – IL-18 – interferon gamma inducing factor

Interleukin 18 fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity – interleukin-1 receptor binding – signal transducer activity – interleukin-18 receptor binding

Interleukin 18 is relevant to the following processes:

T-helper 1 type immune response – T-helper 2 type immune response – angiogenesis – cell-cell signaling – chemokine biosynthetic process – granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor biosynthetic process – immune response – interferon-gamma biosynthetic process – interleukin-13 biosynthetic process – interleukin-2 biosynthetic process – positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation – regulation of cell adhesion – response to cold – response to hypoxia – sleep – induction of apoptosis via death domain receptors – positive regulation of interferon-gamma production – learning or memory

Locations for Interleukin 18:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology