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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP14009
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Interferon alpha-8
Synonyms
  1. IFN-alpha-8
  2. Interferon alpha-B
  3. Interferon alpha-B2
  4. LeIF B
Gene Name IFNA8
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Produced by macrophages, IFN-alpha have antiviral activities. Interferon stimulates the production of two enzymes: a protein kinase and an oligoadenylate synthetase.
Pathways
  • Autoimmune thyroid disease
  • Coronavirus disease - COVID-19
  • Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
  • Cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway
  • Epstein-Barr virus infection
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Herpes simplex virus 1 infection
  • Human cytomegalovirus infection
  • Human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection
  • Human papillomavirus infection
  • Influenza A
  • JAK-STAT signaling pathway
  • Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection
  • Lipid and atherosclerosis
  • Measles
  • Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity
  • Necroptosis
  • NOD-like receptor signaling pathway
  • PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
  • RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway
  • Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
  • Tuberculosis
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Biological Process
response to exogenous dsRNA
natural killer cell activation involved in immune response
positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation of STAT protein
T cell activation involved in immune response
type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway
B cell differentiation
B cell proliferation
blood coagulation
defense response to virus
humoral immune response
adaptive immune response
cytokine-mediated signaling pathway
Cellular Component
extracellular region
extracellular space
Molecular Function
cytokine receptor binding
type I interferon receptor binding
cytokine activity
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs Not Available
Gene Sequence Not Available
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 189
Molecular Weight 21989.08
Theoretical pI 5.427
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-23;
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence Not Available
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P32881
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name IFNA8_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID Not Available
GeneCard ID Not Available
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References
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