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MDA5

MDA5 (melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5) is a RIG-I-like receptor dsRNA helicase enzyme that is encoded by the IFIH1 gene in humans. MDA5 is part of the RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) family, which also includes RIG-I and LGP2, and functions as a pattern recognition receptor capable of detecting viruses. It is generally believed that MDA5…

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3.6.4.13
Aliases
IFIH1, AGS7, Hlcd, IDDM19, MDA-5, MDA5, RLR-2, SGMRT1, interferon induced with helicase C domain 1, IMD95
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2RQB, 3B6E, 3GA3, 4GL2
Band
2q24.2 · 2|2 C1.3
Bgee
palpebral conjunctiva · parotid gland · jejunal mucosa · monocyte · epithelium of nasopharynx
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MDA5

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples133
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
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Gene ontology · 32
MDA5 → ATP binding, cellular response to exogenous dsRNA, cytoplasm, cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor signaling pathway in response to virus, cytosol, defense response to virus, detection of virus, DNA binding, double-stranded RNA binding, helicase activity, hydrolase activity, identical protein binding, immune system process, innate immune response, MDA-5 signaling pathway, metal ion binding, negative regulation of type I interferon production, nucleotide binding, nucleus, positive regulation of interferon-alpha production
Bgee · 20
MDA5 → appendix, conjunctival fornix, epithelium of nasopharynx, epithelium of small intestine, germinal epithelium, intestinal epithelium, intestinal villus, jejunal mucosa, jejunum, left colon, left lobe of liver, monocyte, mucous cell of stomach, palpebral conjunctiva, Paneth cell, parietal pleura, parotid gland, sperm, vestibular membrane of cochlear duct, visceral pleura
RNA expression pattern · 20
MDA5 → appendix, conjunctival fornix, epithelium of nasopharynx, epithelium of small intestine, germinal epithelium, intestinal epithelium, intestinal villus, jejunal mucosa, jejunum, left colon, left lobe of liver, monocyte, mucous cell of stomach, palpebral conjunctiva, Paneth cell, parietal pleura, parotid gland, sperm, vestibular membrane of cochlear duct, visceral pleura
related to Structure · 20
MDA5 → Another, Apart, Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp, ATP-dependent DExD/H, Based, C-activating, C-terminal, CARD, CTD, DEAD, Hel2, IFN-β, Irreversible, It, MEZ, N-terminus, RecA-like Hel1, RNA, They, This
related to Clinical significance · 6
MDA5 → Aicardi, Goutières, IFIH1/MDA5, Mutations, Singleton-Merten Syndrome, Some IFIH1 SNPs
related to As a pattern recognition receptor · 4
MDA5 → O-methylation, RNA, The, These
Band · 2
MDA5 → 2q24.2, 2|2 C1.3
Chr. · 2
MDA5 → Chromosome 2 (human), Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End · 2
MDA5 → 162,318,684 bp, 62,476,599 bp
3.6.4.13 · 1
MDA5 → ↗

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rna bp helicase also gene ifih1 chr human band receptor dsrna recognition chromosome viruses protein cellular response pattern interferon lgp2

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MDA53.6.4.131.00infobox
MDA5AliasesIFIH1, AGS7, Hlcd, IDDM19, MDA-5, MDA5, RLR-2, SGMRT1, interferon induced with helicase C domain 1, IMD951.00infobox
MDA5Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2RQB, 3B6E, 3GA3, 4GL21.00infobox
MDA5Band2q24.21.00infobox
MDA5Band2|2 C1.31.00infobox
MDA5Bgeepalpebral conjunctiva1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeparotid gland1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeejejunal mucosa1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeemonocyte1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeepithelium of nasopharynx1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeesperm1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeparietal pleura1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeevisceral pleura1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeappendix1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeegerminal epithelium1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeemucous cell of stomach1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeconjunctival fornix1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeejejunum1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeintestinal epithelium1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeleft colon1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeleft lobe of liver1.00infobox
MDA5BgeePaneth cell1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeintestinal villus1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeevestibular membrane of cochlear duct1.00infobox
MDA5Bgeeepithelium of small intestine1.00infobox
MDA5BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
MDA5Chr.Chromosome 2 (human)1.00infobox
MDA5Chr.Chromosome 2 (mouse)1.00infobox
MDA5DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
MDA5End162,318,684 bp1.00infobox

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