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IFNA21 Gene

protein-coding   GIFtS: 57

GC09M021155
interferon, alpha 21
Symbol approved by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) database
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Aliases
MGC126687 2
MGC126689 2
OTTHUMP00000021132 2
Descriptions
Interferon alpha-F 3
LeIF F 3
interferon, alpha 21 2
leukocyte interferon protein 2
External Ids
HGNC: 54241
Entrez Gene: 34522
UniProtKB: P015683
Ensembl: ENSG000001370807
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Previous GC identifers: GC09M021493 GC09M021366

(According to Entrez Gene, Wikipedia's Gene Wiki,
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, and/or UniProtKB/TrEMBL)
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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: IFN21_HUMAN, P01568
Function: Produced by macrophages, IFN-alpha have antiviral activities. Interferon stimulates the
production of two enzymes: a protein kinase and an oligoadenylate synthetase

Gene Wiki entry for IFNA21

(According to GeneLoc and/or HGNC, and/or
Entrez Gene (NCBI build 36),
and/or miRBase,
Genomic Views according to UCSC and Ensembl, Transcription factor binding sites according to SABiosciences)
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Genomic View:
UCSC Golden Path with GeneCards custom track

 Transcription factor binding sites upstream to the IFNA21 gene  

Entrez Gene cytogenetic band: 9p22   Ensembl cytogenetic band:  9p21.3   HGNC cytogenetic band: 9p22

IFNA21 Gene in genomic location: bands according to Ensembl, locations according to (and/or Entrez Gene and/or Ensembl if different)

GeneLoc gene densities for chromosome 9         GeneLoc Exon Structure

GeneLoc location for GC09M021155:     (about GC identifiers)

Start:
21,155,636 bp from pter
End:
21,156,659 bp from pter
Size:
1,024 bases
Orientation:
minus strand
RefSeq DNA sequence:
NC_000009.10  NT_008413.17  
(According to 1UniProtKB, and/or Ensembl, Phosphorylation sites according to 2Phosphosite, RefSeq according to NCBI, PDB rendering according to OCA and/or Proteopedia, Recombinant Proteins from Invitrogen, Millipore, Sigma-Aldrich, R&D Systems, Enzo Life Sciences, Abnova, OriGene and/or, Abcam,
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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: IFN21_HUMAN, P01568 (See protein sequence)
Recommended Name: Interferon alpha-21 precursor  
Size: 189 amino acids; 21741 Da
Subcellular location: Secreted
Secondary accessions: Q14608 Q5VWD1 Q7M4Q4

REFSEQ proteins: NP_002166.2  

ENSEMBL proteins: 
ENSP00000369574 


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2 Gene Ontology (GO) cellular component terms (links to tree view):

GO IDQualified GO termEvidencePubMed IDs
GO:0005576 extracellular region IEA--
GO:0005615 extracellular space IEA--
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(According to InterPro, ProtoNet, UniProtKB, and/or BLOCKS, Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks)
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3 InterPro domains/families:
 IPR012351 4_helix_cytokine_core
 IPR015589 Interferon_alpha
 IPR000471 IInterferon_alpha/beta/delta


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Graphical View of Domain Structure for InterPro Entry P01568

ProtoNet protein and cluster: P01568

1 Blocks protein family: IPB000471 Interferon alpha

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: IFN21_HUMAN, P01568
Similarity: Belongs to the alpha/beta interferon family

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                                 untagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_002175 

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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: IFN21_HUMAN, P01568
Function: Produced by macrophages, IFN-alpha have antiviral activities. Interferon stimulates the
production of two enzymes: a protein kinase and an oligoadenylate synthetase

Genatlas biochemistry entry for IFNA21:
interferon type I,alpha 21,leukocyte

2 Gene Ontology (GO) molecular function terms (links to tree view):

GO IDQualified GO termEvidencePubMed IDs
GO:0005125 cytokine activity IEA--
GO:0005126 hematopoietin/interferon-class (D200-domain) cytokine receptor binding TAS6163083
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2 Millipore Pathways for IFNA21
 Immune response IFN alpha/beta signaling pathway
  TICAM1-specific signaling pathways

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 Role of RIG1-like Receptors in Antiviral Innate Immunity
 Role of Cytokines in Mediating Communication between Immune Cells
 Activation of IRF by Cytosolic Pattern Recognition Receptors
 IL-12 Signaling and Production in Macrophages

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5/7 Kegg Pathways  (Kegg details for IFNA21) (see all 7 ):
 hsa04060 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
 hsa04140 Regulation of autophagy
 hsa04612 Antigen processing and presentation
 hsa04620 Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
 hsa04630 Jak-STAT signaling pathway

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5/19 Interacting proteins for IFNA21 (ENSP000003695743) via UniProtKB, MINT, and/or STRING (see all 19 )
InteractantInteraction Details
GeneCardExternal ID(s)
IFNGENSP000002291353STRING (score=.915)
IFNA14ENSP000003695693STRING (score=.9)
IFNA17ENSP000003695623STRING (score=.9)
IFNA5ENSP000003695603STRING (score=.9)
IFNA8ENSP000003695533STRING (score=.9)
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2 Gene Ontology (GO) biological process terms (links to tree view):

GO IDQualified GO termEvidencePubMed IDs
GO:0006952 defense response IEA--
GO:0009615 response to virus IEA--
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(GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ Accessions according to
Unigene (Build 219 Homo sapiens; Jun 2 2009) or GenBank,
RefSeq according to Entrez Gene,
DOTS (version 10), and/or AceView,
non coding RNAs according to RNAdb,
ESTs according to GeneTide,
exon structure from GeneLoc, alternative splicing isoforms according to ASD and/or ECgene,
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Applied Biosystems Silencer® siRNAs: 

NM_002175  

REFSEQ mRNAs for IFNA21 gene: 

NM_002175.2   

Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Gene Expression Assays: 

NM_002175  

              OriGene GFP tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_002175
                                 Myc/DDK tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_002175
                                 untagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_002175 

Additional cDNA sequence: 

BC069329.1 BC069372.1 BC069408.1 BC096699.1 BC101638.1 BC101640.1 M12350.1 M28586.1 
V00540.1 X00145.1 

1 DOTS entry:

DT.108640 

11 AceView cDNA sequences:

BC069408 BC069329 BC069372 X00145 M28586 M12350 BV199628 BV199632 
NM_002175 V00540 BV199630 

highest scoring ESTs for IFNA21:

V00540 BC069329 BC069372 BC069408 M12350 M28586 X00145 BC096699 NM_002175 BC101638 

Unigene Cluster for IFNA21:

Interferon, alpha 21
Hs.113211
Unigene Representative Sequence: NM_002175


GeneLoc Exon Structure

1 Ensembl transcript including schematic representation:
ENST00000380225  
(Experimental results according to 1GeneNote and GNF BioGPS,
probe sets-to-genes annotations according to 2GeneAnnot , 3GeneTide , Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks, Electronic Northern calculations according to data from UniGene (Build 219 Homo sapiens), SAGE tags according to CGAP, plus additional links to SOURCE, and/or GNF BioGPS, and/or EXPOLDB, and/or UniProtKB,
Expression Assays from Applied Biosystems )
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IFNA21 expression in normal and diseased human tissues

 Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Gene Expression Assays for IFNA21

1 / 2 / 3

3 probe-sets matching IFNA21 gene


Affymetrix
probe-set
Array  GeneAnnot data GeneNote data GeneTide data
# genes Sensitivity Specificity Correlation Length Gb_Accession Consensus Uniqueness Score Rank

1435_f_at2, 3 U95-A 14 1.00 0.69 1.00 1.00 V00540 1.00 1.00 1.00 1

211145_x_at2, 3 U133-A 13 1.00 0.42 -- -- M12350 0.80 1.00 0.91 1

211145_x_at2 U133Plus2 13 1.00 0.42 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Data from (Publications) and GNF BioGPS
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CGAP SAGE TAG: TAATATTATG

SOURCE GeneReport for Unigene cluster: Hs.113211
(Orthologs according to 1,2HomoloGene (2older version, for species not in 1newer version), 3euGenes, 4SGD and/or 5MGI Jun 06 2009, with possible further links to Flybase and/or WormBase, Gene Trees according to Ensembl)
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Orthologs for IFNA21 gene from 1 species
Organism Gene Locus Description Human
Similarity
NCBI accessions
chimpanzee
(Pan troglodytes)
LOC4731851   -- hypothetical LOC473185 99.29(n)
99.47(a)
473185  XM_528555.2  XP_528555.1 
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ENSEMBL Gene Tree for IFNA21
(Paralogs according to 1HomoloGene
and 2Ensembl, Pseudogenes according to 3Pseudogene.org)
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Paralogs for IFNA21 gene
IFNA12  IFNA22  IFNA72  IFNA172  IFNA62  IFNA42  IFNA142  IFNA132  
IFNA162  IFNA102  IFNA82  IFNA52  

Pseudogenes
1 related pseudogene


(According to the 1NCBI SNP Database, 2Ensembl, 3PupaSUITE, and UniProtKB, Linkage Disequilibrium by HapMap, Genotyping Reagents from Applied Biosystems)
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10/43 NCBI SNPs in IFNA21 are shown (see all 43 )
(Click for Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Genotyping Assay)  (see all 25)
ABGenomic DataTranscription DataAllele Frequencies
SNP IDValidChr 9 posSequenceRecsAA
Chg
TypeMoreRecsAllele
freq
PopTotal
sample
More
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rs28911571,2
A,C,F,H,O21158306(+) AACCAC/GTGGGA 1 -- ng317Minor allele frequency- G:0.29EU EA WA NA 560
--
rs70210361,2
A,F,H21158482(+) TCACAC/TGGTTT 1 -- ng314Minor allele frequency- T:0.01EU EA WA 416
--
rs37504781,2
C,F,H21156077(+) AATTTT/CTGATA 1 E/K mis112Minor allele frequency- C:0.10EA NA EU WA 2458
--
rs108114871,2
A,F,H21158139(+) TAAGTG/AGAGTT 1 -- ng314Minor allele frequency- A:0.31EU EA WA 408
--
rs70210651,2
A,C,F21158593(+) TGTGTA/GTGTGA 1 -- ng313Minor allele frequency- G:0.01NA 142
--
rs70476871,2
C,F,H21157652(+) aatacA/Cgtgct 1 -- ng314Minor allele frequency- C:0.27EU EA WA 420
--
rs70472991,2
A,C21157465(+) acataA/Ggcaat 1 -- ng31 tfbs30--------
--
rs123760711,2
A,F21156902(+) ttagtA/Gacaca 1 -- ng311Minor allele frequency- C:0.42NS 1182
rs70388521,2
A,C21155322(+) TGTCTA/GCTATA 1 -- ng510--------
rs70241351,2
A,C21155348(+) TTTTTA/TAAAAA 1 -- ng510--------
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HapMap Linkage Disequilibrium images for IFNA21 (up to first 250kb)

(in which this Gene is Involved, According to OMIM, UniProtKB, PharmGKB, Genatlas, GeneTests, Blood group antigen gene mutations by BGMUT, HGMD, GAD, HuGE Navigator, BCGD, and/or TGDB.)
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OMIM: 147584

(Possibly Related Articles in Doctor's Guide)
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(in PubMed. Associations of this gene to articles via 1Novoseek, 2HGNC, 3Entrez Gene, 4UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, 5UniProtKB/TrEMBL, 6GAD, and/or 7PharmGKB)
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10/13 PubMed articles for IFNA21 gene (see all 13 ):
(in PubMed, OMIM, and NCBI Bookshelf)
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 ANDOR
Aliases
Free Text  

  Query String
PubMed
OMIM
NCBI Bookshelf
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(According to Entrez Gene, HGNC, AceView, euGenes, Ensembl, miRBase, ECgene, and/or H-InvDB)
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Entrez Gene: 3452 HGNC: 5424 AceView: IFNA21 Ensembl:ENSG00000137080 euGenes: HUgn3452
ECgene: IFNA21 H-InvDB: IFNA21
(According to HUGE)
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(According to ATLAS, HORDE, IMGT, MTDB, LEIDEN, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, and/or UniProtKB/TrEMBL,
Wikipedia and/or GeneReviews via UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)
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