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GeneQ18027619· pop 5· linked from 307 articles

Also known as IFN-alphaO, IFN-alpha-16, interferon, alpha 16, interferon alpha 16

Interferon alpha-16, also known as IFN-alpha-16, is a protein that in humans is encoded by theIFNA16 gene.

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Vinony's link graph records 307 inbound references to IFNA16, and connects out to interferon type I, Q180686 and human chromosome 9.

It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 9.

Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.

Gene data

IFNA16
Name
interferon alpha 16
Type
protein-coding
Position
21,216,373–21,217,311 (−)
Aliases
IFN-alpha-16, IFN-alphaO
RefSeq RNA
NM_002173.3
RefSeq protein
NP_002164.1

Predicted to enable cytokine activity and type I interferon receptor binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including B cell activation; lymphocyte activation involved in immune response; and positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation of STAT protein. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

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interferon alpha 16

Symbol
IFNA16
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
9:21,216,373-21,217,311
Strand
Reverse (−)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

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HomoloGene ID
105364
genomic end
21217310
genomic start
21216372
cytogenetic location
9p21.3
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Interferon alpha-16, also known as IFN-alpha-16, is a protein that in humans is encoded by theIFNA16 gene.

==References==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “IFNA16” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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