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Class:IdReferenceGeneProduct:57357
_chainChangeLogsignal peptide:1-23 added on Fri February 6 2015;chain:24-188 added on Fri February 6 2015
_displayNameUniProt:P01563 IFNA2
_timestamp2026-02-20 22:55:38
chainsignal peptide:1-23
chain:24-188
checksum9BAA221D2BFB421D
commentFUNCTION Produced by macrophages, IFN-alpha have antiviral activities.SUBUNIT Interacts with IFNAR2.INTERACTION Three alleles exist; alpha-2A, alpha-2B (shown here) and alpha-2C (PubMed:7627809). Allele alpha-2B is the predominant allele while allele alpha-2A is less predominant and alpha-2C only a minor allelic variant.PHARMACEUTICAL Available under the names Roferon-A (Roche) or Intron-A (Schering-Plough). Used as an anticancer drug for its antiproliferative activity.SIMILARITY Belongs to the type-I (or alpha/beta) interferon family.
descriptionrecommendedName: Interferon alpha-2 shortName: IFN-alpha-2 alternativeName: Interferon alpha-A shortName evidence="13"LeIF A
geneNameIFNA2
IFNA2A
IFNA2B
IFNA2C
identifierP01563
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keyword3D-structure
Antiviral defense
Cytokine
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Pharmaceutical
Proteomics identification
Reference proteome
Secreted
Signal
modified[InstanceEdit:9836292] Weiser, Joel, 2023-05-25
[InstanceEdit:9852000] Weiser, Joel, 2023-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9926675] Weiser, Joel, 2024-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9983091] Weiser, Joel, 2026-02-20
nameIFNA2
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
referenceGene[ReferenceDNASequence:8991320] ENSEMBL:ENSG00000188379 IFNA2 [Homo sapiens]
secondaryIdentifierIFNA2_HUMAN
H2DF54
H2DF55
P01564
Q14606
Q6DJX8
Q96KI6
sequenceLength188
species[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
(referenceEntity)[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:877349] IFNA2 [extracellular region] [Homo sapiens]
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