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IFNA2

Interferon alpha-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IFNA2 gene.

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Aliases
IFNA2, IFN-alphaA, IFNA, IFNA2B, INFA2, interferon, alpha 2, interferon alpha 2, IFN-alpha-2, leIF A
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1RH2, 3S9D, 1ITF, 2LAG, 4YPG, 2KZ1, 2HYM, 2LMS, 3SE3, 4Z5R
Band
9p21.3 · 4 C4|4 42.02 cM
Bgee
testicle · corpus callosum · putamen · apex of heart · Achilles tendon
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 9 (human) · Chromosome 4 (mouse)

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IFNA2

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Edges75
Triples106
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
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Gene ontology · 34
IFNA2 → adaptive immune response, apoptotic process, B cell differentiation, B cell proliferation, blood coagulation, cell surface receptor signaling pathway, cell-cell signaling, collagen-containing extracellular matrix, cytokine activity, cytokine receptor binding, cytokine-mediated signaling pathway, defense response, defense response to virus, extracellular region, extracellular space, humoral immune response, inflammatory response, innate immune response, natural killer cell activation involved in immune response, negative regulation of gene expression
related to Gene and protein · 18
IFNA2 → A-B, According, Arg23Lys, AU-rich, C-terminal, H57R, Helices, His34Arg, IFN, IFNα, IFNα2, N-terminal, R46K, RNA, Several, The, Upstream, UTR
Bgee · 11
IFNA2 → Achilles tendon, amygdala, apex of heart, caudate nucleus, corpus callosum, hippocampus proper, lacrimal gland, mesencephalon, putamen, temporal lobe, testicle
RNA expression pattern · 11
IFNA2 → Achilles tendon, amygdala, apex of heart, caudate nucleus, corpus callosum, hippocampus proper, lacrimal gland, mesencephalon, putamen, temporal lobe, testicle
Band · 2
IFNA2 → 4 C4|4 42.02 cM, 9p21.3
Chr. · 2
IFNA2 → Chromosome 4 (mouse), Chromosome 9 (human)
End · 2
IFNA2 → 21,385,398 bp, 88,602,149 bp
Aliases · 1
IFNA2 → IFNA2, IFN-alphaA, IFNA, IFNA2B, INFA2, interferon, alpha 2, interferon alpha 2, IFN-alpha-2, leIF A
Available structures · 1
IFNA2 → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1RH2, 3S9D, 1ITF, 2LAG, 4YPG, 2KZ1, 2HYM, 2LMS, 3SE3, 4Z5R
BioGPS · 1
IFNA2 → More reference expression data

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IFNA2AliasesIFNA2, IFN-alphaA, IFNA, IFNA2B, INFA2, interferon, alpha 2, interferon alpha 2, IFN-alpha-2, leIF A1.00infobox
IFNA2Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1RH2, 3S9D, 1ITF, 2LAG, 4YPG, 2KZ1, 2HYM, 2LMS, 3SE3, 4Z5R1.00infobox
IFNA2Band9p21.31.00infobox
IFNA2Band4 C4|4 42.02 cM1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeetesticle1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeecorpus callosum1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeeputamen1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeeapex of heart1.00infobox
IFNA2BgeeAchilles tendon1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeehippocampus proper1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeecaudate nucleus1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeetemporal lobe1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeeamygdala1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeemesencephalon1.00infobox
IFNA2Bgeelacrimal gland1.00infobox
IFNA2BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
IFNA2Chr.Chromosome 9 (human)1.00infobox
IFNA2Chr.Chromosome 4 (mouse)1.00infobox
IFNA2DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
IFNA2End21,385,398 bp1.00infobox
IFNA2End88,602,149 bp1.00infobox
IFNA2EnsemblENSG000001883791.00infobox
IFNA2Entrez34401.00infobox
IFNA2External IDsOMIM: 147562; MGI: 107666; GeneCards: IFNA21.00infobox
IFNA2Gene location (Human)Gene location (Human)Chr.Chromosome 9 (human)Band9p21.3Start21,384,255 bpEnd21,385,398 bp1.00infobox
IFNA2Gene location (Mouse)Gene location (Mouse)Chr.Chromosome 4 (mouse)Band4 C4|4 42.02 cMStart88,601,118 bpEnd88,602,149 bp1.00infobox
IFNA2Gene ontologycytokine activity1.00infobox
IFNA2Gene ontologytype I interferon receptor binding1.00infobox
IFNA2Gene ontologyprotein binding1.00infobox
IFNA2Gene ontologycytokine receptor binding1.00infobox

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