IL24 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human IL24 wild-type allele is located within 1q32 and is approximately 7 kb in length. This allele, which encodes interleukin-24 protein, is involved in terminal cell differentiation and anti-proliferation. IL24 may have utility for gene-based therapy of diverse human cancers through the induction of p53 independent apoptosis.

**Synonyms:** - C49A - FISP - IL-24 - IL10B - Interleukin 24 wt Allele - MDA7 - MOB5 - Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 7 - Mob-5 - ST16 - Suppression of Tumorigenicity 16 (Melanoma Differentiation) Gene - Suppression of Tumorigenicity 16 Gene - mda-7