Ifna2 interferon alpha 2 [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Ifna2provided by RGD
Official Full Name: interferon alpha 2provided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:1311425
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000078310 AllianceGenome:RGD:1311425
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as: If1ai9
Summary: Predicted to enable cytokine activity and type I interferon receptor binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including lymphocyte activation involved in immune response; response to exogenous dsRNA; and type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; common cold; hepatitis B; liver disease (multiple); and sarcoidosis. Orthologous to several human genes including IFNA1 (interferon alpha 1); IFNA10 (interferon alpha 10); and IFNA13 (interferon alpha 13). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
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Genomic context

Location:: 5q32

Exon count:: 1

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	5	NC_086023.1 (108374363..108374941, complement)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	5	NC_051340.1 (103258617..103259195, complement)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	5	NC_005104.4 (107416117..107416695, complement)

Chromosome 5 - NC_086023.1 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

What's a GeneRIF?

In retinal tissues and cells of diabetic rats, IFNA2 expression was reduced, and miR-499-3p expression increased to activate the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway. IFNA2 was a target gene of miR-499-3p and negatively regulated by miR-499-3p.
Title: microRNA-499-3p inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of retinal cells in diabetic retinopathy through activation of the TLR4 signaling pathway by targeting IFNA2.
IFN-alpha2b treatment induces nuclear translocation and transcriptional activity of FoxO3a, triggering the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in hepatic preneoplastic foci.
Title: FoxO3a modulation and promotion of apoptosis by interferon-α2b in rat preneoplastic liver.
The intracellular signals triggered by IFN-alpha2b and by autocrine TGF-beta(1) are integrated at the nuclear level, where activated Stat1 and Smad2/3 are capable of interact with p300.
Title: Cross-talk between IFN-alpha and TGF-beta1 signaling pathways in preneoplastic rat liver.

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General gene information

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Markers

Ifna1 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:143457

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in biological_process	ND No biological Data available more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: interferon alpha family, gene 2

Names: interferon 1ai9

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.