IFNW1 interferon omega 1 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: IFNW1provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: interferon omega 1provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:5448
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000177047 MIM:147553; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5448
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is an interferon and possesses antiviral activity. The encoded protein binds to the interferon alpha/beta receptor but not to the interferon gamma receptor. This intronless gene has several pseudogenes spread throughout the genome. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: 9p21.3

Exon count:: 1

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	9	NC_000009.12 (21140632..21141832, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	9	NC_060933.1 (21154492..21155692, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	9	NC_000009.11 (21140631..21141831, complement)

Chromosome 9 - NC_000009.12 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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a review on current status in clinical applications of interferon-omega
Title: Interferon-omega: Current status in clinical applications.
Studies indicate that upregulation of the type I interferon protein signature has added additional markers of disease activity and insight into the pathogenesis of the disease.
Title: Type I interferon pathway in adult and juvenile dermatomyositis.
The crystal structures of two human type I IFN ternary signaling complexes containing IFNalpha2 and IFNomega reveal recognition modes and heterotrimeric architectures that are unique among the cytokine receptor superfamily but conserved between type I IFNs.
Title: Structural linkage between ligand discrimination and receptor activation by type I interferons.
Single nucleotide polymorphism in ACO1 gene is associated with skin pigmentation.
Title: Associations of 9p21 variants with cutaneous malignant melanoma, nevi, and pigmentation phenotypes in melanoma-prone families with and without CDKN2A mutations.
Data show that a novel c.1344delC mutation in AIRE and anti-IFN-omega antibodies appear very early in life are helpful to differentiate APS I from other multi-organ autoimmune diseases.
Title: Novel sequence variation of AIRE and detection of interferon-omega antibodies in early infancy.
Observational study of gene-disease association. (HuGE Navigator)
Title: An approach based on a genome-wide association study reveals candidate loci for narcolepsy.
type I interferons interact with receptor components results and have roles in the activation of a number of signaling pathways [review]
Title: Human interferons alpha, beta and omega.

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Phenotypes

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Review eQTL and phenotype association data in this region using PheGenI

Variation

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HIV-1 interactions

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Protein interactions

Protein	Gene	Interaction	Pubs
Envelope surface glycoprotein gp120	env	HIV-1 gp120 modulates expression of the cytokines IL1beta, IL3, IL6, IL10, IL13, IL15, IFNbeta2A, IFNgamma, IFNomega, TNFalpha, VEGF, VEGF B, and LIF in PBMCs and MDMs	PubMed
Envelope transmembrane glycoprotein gp41	env	HIV-1 gp41 selectively enhances MHC class I, ICAM-1, IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, and IFN-omega expression in H9 cells	PubMed

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:482401

IFNW1_147 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:277355

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:491186

D9S1967 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:6075

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables cytokine activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables cytokine receptor binding	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables type I interferon receptor binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in B cell activation involved in immune response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in T cell activation involved in immune response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in adaptive immune response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in cellular response to virus	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to virus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in humoral immune response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in natural killer cell activation involved in immune response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in regulation of cell cycle	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in response to exogenous dsRNA	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in response to virus	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: interferon omega-1

Names: IFN-omega 1, interferon omega-1; interferon alpha-II-1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.