Stats by Source
Total, split by cell line (COSMIC CL / DepMap / PubMed) vs tissue (COSMIC primary tissue)
Total = all mutations for this gene across every source.
Cell line = COSMIC Cell Lines Project + DepMap + PubMed.
Tissue = COSMIC primary-tissue (patient tumour) samples.
Total can exceed cell line + tissue: COSMIC tissue-derived models sit only in global, and a peptide can be shared across both.
| Total | Cell line | Tissue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutations | 201 | 31 | 166 |
| Samples | 71 | 14 | 55 |
| Peptides | 51 | 10 | 41 |
Function
IL18 · Interleukin 18
The protein encoded by this gene is a proinflammatory cytokine of the IL-1 family that is constitutively found as a precursor within the cytoplasm of a variety of cells including macrophages and keratinocytes. The inactive IL-18 precursor is processed to its active form by caspase-1, and is capable of stimulating interferon gamma production, and of regulating both T helper (Th) 1 and Th2 responses. This cytokine has been implicated in the injury of different organs, and in potentially fatal conditions characterized by a cytokine storm. In humans, IL-18 gene is located on chromosome 11. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020].
Isoforms & Proteins
3 transcripts · UniProt mapping is sequence-verified (AA-safe)
Each Ensembl transcript (ENST) this gene is mutated on, with its matched UniProt accession.
The mapping is sequence-verified: the UniProt sequence is identical to the transcript translation, so amino-acid positions line up exactly. A * marks an unreviewed (TrEMBL) entry.
Counts are mutations and unique mutant peptides on each transcript.
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 46 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000280357 · needle height = samples · drag the mini-map to zoom
A lollipop / needle plot – the standard way to show recurrent mutations along a protein (as used by cBioPortal and MutationMapper).
X-axis = amino-acid position in the protein.
Needle height & head size = how often that exact amino-acid change was observed (its recurrence). Tall/large heads are mutational hotspots.
The most recurrent changes are labelled; hover any needle for the change, position and counts.
Mutation frequency across cancer types
% of samples with a missense/complex mutation in IL18 · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in IL18 – counted as distinct samples (a sample counts once no matter how many mutations it has).
Split into cell line and tissue; each cell shows mutated / total and the percentage. Cohorts with <20 samples are omitted. Ordered by combined frequency.
| Cancer type | Cell lines | Tissue samples |
|---|---|---|
| Glioblastoma | 4/98 4% | 0/0 0% |
| Melanoma | 1/210 0% | 15/1899 1% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 0/42 0% | 4/612 1% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 2/143 1% | 12/3239 0% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 0/51 0% | 7/2550 0% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 0/94 0% | 4/1515 0% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 2/57 4% | 0/810 0% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 2/58 3% | 0/956 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 1/144 1% | 5/3264 0% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 2/109 2% | 0/998 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 0/154 0% | 1/577 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 0/46 0% | 3/2210 0% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 0/74 0% | 2/1809 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 2/2127 0% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/304 0% | 1/1390 0% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 1/1862 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where IL18 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in IL18 were found in each tissue, across the whole database.
Each bar is a tissue (cell-line and tissue names are merged to the standard tissue), split into cell line and tissue (patient tumour) contributions.
This shows the cancer-context where this gene is recurrently altered.
GTEx Expression
Median TPM across 54 healthy tissues
Median gene expression (TPM) in normal, non-cancer human tissues from the GTEx project.
Useful for judging tumour specificity – a strong neoantigen target ideally comes from a gene with low expression in healthy tissues.
Scroll or drag the mini-axis below the chart to browse all tissues.
Mutations
All 201 mutations in IL18
Every mutation record for this gene, across all samples and sources.
The Sample column links to the cell line (cell-line samples) or the tissue type (tissue samples).
Use the Type / Source filters, the search box, and column sorting to explore; each CAN-IMMUNE ID opens the full mutation & peptide view.
| ID | Sample | Transcript | AA Change | CDS | Type | Source | Mutant Peptide | Wild-type Peptide |
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