CXCL8 gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:IL8
NAP-1
interleukin 8
neutrophil-activating protein 1
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:cancer
autoimmune diseases
inflammation
gptkbp:discoveredBy Yoshimura et al.
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1987
gptkbp:encodes gptkb:interleukin-8
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 3576
ENSG00000169429
gptkbp:expressedIn endothelial cells
immune cells
epithelial cells
gptkbp:function inflammatory response
chemotaxis
neutrophil activation
gptkbp:GO_term gptkb:GO:0008009_(chemokine_activity)
GO:0006954 (inflammatory response)
gptkbp:hasTranscriptVariant multiple
gptkbp:HGNC_ID 6025
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CXCL8 gene
gptkbp:length 4 exons
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 4q13-q21
gptkbp:OMIM 146930
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologInMouse Cxcl15
gptkbp:product gptkb:IL-8
gptkbp:proteinFamily CXC chemokine family
gptkbp:regulates regulated by NF-kB
induced by pro-inflammatory cytokines
gptkbp:UniProtID P10145
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:interleukin-8
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7