| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:cytokine 
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                                | gptkbp:activatedBy | gptkb:caspase-1 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | Interleukin-18 
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                                | gptkbp:category | gptkb:cytokine immune system protein
 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | Tetsuji Nishida 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredIn | 1995 
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                                | gptkbp:encodedBy | gptkb:IL18_gene 
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                                | gptkbp:function | involved in inflammatory response enhances NK cell activity
 induces IFN-gamma production
 promotes Th1 cell differentiation
 
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                                | gptkbp:inhibitedBy | IL-18 binding protein 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome | 11q22.2–q22.3 
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                                | gptkbp:molecularWeight | 18 kDa 
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                                | gptkbp:PDB | 3WO2 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | pro-IL-18 
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                                | gptkbp:producedBy | dendritic cells macrophages
 epithelial cells
 
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                                | gptkbp:recipient | IL-18R 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:cancer gptkb:Crohn's_disease
 asthma
 sepsis
 autoimmune diseases
 psoriasis
 rheumatoid arthritis
 
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                                | gptkbp:species | gptkb:Mus_musculus gptkb:Homo_sapiens
 
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                                | gptkbp:structure | pro-inflammatory cytokine 
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                                | gptkbp:UniProtID | gptkb:Q14116 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:IFN-γ gptkb:interleukin-18
 gptkb:IL-1_family
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | IL-18 
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