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 | 149 | 31 | 118 |
| Samples | 69 | 16 | 53 |
| Peptides | 64 | 15 | 55 |
Function
IL4 · Interleukin 4
The protein encoded by this gene is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by activated T cells. This cytokine is a ligand for interleukin 4 receptor. The interleukin 4 receptor also binds to IL13, which may contribute to many overlapping functions of this cytokine and IL13. STAT6, a signal transducer and activator of transcription, has been shown to play a central role in mediating the immune regulatory signal of this cytokine. This gene, IL3, IL5, IL13, and CSF2 form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 5q, with this gene particularly close to IL13. This gene, IL13 and IL5 are found to be regulated coordinately by several long-range regulatory elements in an over 120 kilobase range on the chromosome. IL4 is considered an important cytokine for tissue repair, counterbalancing the effects of proinflammatory type 1 cytokines, however, it also promotes allergic airway inflammation. Moreover, IL-4, a type 2 cytokine, mediates and regulates a variety of human host responses such as allergic, anti-parasitic, wound healing, and acute inflammation. This cytokine has been reported to promote resolution of neutrophil-mediated acute lung injury. In an allergic response, IL-4 has an essential role in the production of allergen-specific immunoglobin (Ig) E. This pro-inflammatory cytokine has been observed to be increased in COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) patients, but is not necessarily associated with severe COVID-19 pathology. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [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 45 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000231449 · 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 IL4 · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in IL4 – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 3/90 3% | 0/0 0% |
| Unknown | 0/10 0% | 1/29 3% |
| T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia | 1/40 2% | 0/0 0% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 1/42 2% | 3/612 0% |
| Other Sarcomas | 2/69 3% | 1/699 0% |
| Melanoma | 0/210 0% | 8/1899 0% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 4/143 3% | 9/3239 0% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 3/830 0% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 0/23 0% | 2/769 0% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/57 0% | 2/810 0% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 1/304 0% | 2/1390 0% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 0/74 0% | 3/1809 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 1/154 1% | 0/577 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 1/46 2% | 2/2210 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 1/752 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 0/45 0% | 2/1592 0% |
| Pancreatic Carcinoma | 2/89 2% | 0/1611 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 2/1574 0% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 2/1862 0% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 0/54 0% | 1/950 0% |
| Prostate Carcinoma | 0/13 0% | 2/2105 0% |
| Neuroblastoma | 0/87 0% | 1/1331 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 0/144 0% | 2/3264 0% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 0/94 0% | 1/1515 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 1/2127 0% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 0/51 0% | 1/2550 0% |
| B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 0/88 0% | 1/2534 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where IL4 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in IL4 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 45 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 149 mutations in IL4
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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