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Ifna4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ifna4
  • Name
    interferon alpha 4
  • Synonyms
    Ifa4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:107664
    NCBI Gene: 15967
  • Member of
    Ifna cluster
  • Alliance
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:88760098-88760658 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 42.03 cM
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    38 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    16
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_107664
protein coding gene Chr4:88760032-88761009 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0028437
protein coding gene Chr4:88744878-88745438 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0028399
protein coding gene Chr4:85646921-85647481 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0028346
protein coding gene Chr4:87760156-87760716 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0028417
protein coding gene Chr4:85859859-85860419 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0028130
protein coding gene Chr4:88487279-88487839 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0028857
protein coding gene Chr4:92134849-92135409 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0027571
protein coding gene Chr4:86323128-86323688 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0028100
protein coding gene Chr4:94973444-94974004 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0028250
protein coding gene Chr4:85405947-85406507 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0028217
protein coding gene Chr4:84336391-84336951 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0028349
protein coding gene Chr4:89038802-89039362 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0028246
protein coding gene Chr4:99950002-99950562 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0028894
protein coding gene Chr4:87904436-87904994 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0027295
protein coding gene Chr4:83695265-83695825 (+)
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0027649
protein coding gene Chr4:88104005-88104565 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA1, interferon alpha 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    23
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA1, interferon alpha 1
  • Synonyms
    IFL, IFN, IFNA@, IFNA13, IFN-ALPHA, IFN-alphaD, leIF D
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3439
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01562
    UniProt: P01562

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21440439-21441316 (+)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA10, interferon alpha 10
  • Synonyms
    IFN-alphaC
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3446
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01566
    UniProt: P01566

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21206181-21207143 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA13, interferon alpha 13
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3447
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01562
    UniProt: P01562

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21367372-21368057 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA14, interferon alpha 14
  • Synonyms
    IFN-alphaH, LEIF2H
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3448
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01570
    UniProt: P01570

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21239002-21240005 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA16, interferon alpha 16
  • Synonyms
    IFN-alpha-16, IFN-alphaO
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3449
    neXtProt AC: NX_P05015
    UniProt: P05015

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21216373-21217311 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA17, interferon alpha 17
  • Synonyms
    IFNA, IFN-alphaI, INFA, LEIF2C1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3451
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01571
    UniProt: P01571

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21227243-21228222 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA2, interferon alpha 2
  • Synonyms
    IFNA, IFNA2B, IFN-alpha-2, IFN-alphaA, leIF A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3440
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01563
    UniProt: P01563

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21384255-21385398 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA21, interferon alpha 21
  • Synonyms
    IFN-alphaI, leIF-F, LeIF F
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3452
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01568
    UniProt: P01568

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21165637-21166660 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA4, interferon alpha 4
  • Synonyms
    IFN-alpha4a, INFA4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3441
    neXtProt AC: NX_P05014
    UniProt: P05014

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21186618-21187587 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA5, interferon alpha 5
  • Synonyms
    IFN-alpha-5, IFN-alphaG, INA5, INFA5, leIF G
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3442
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01569
    UniProt: P01569

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21304326-21305313 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA6, interferon alpha 6
  • Synonyms
    IFN-alphaK
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3443
    neXtProt AC: NX_P05013
    UniProt: P05013

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21350253-21350956 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA7, interferon alpha 7
  • Synonyms
    IFNA-J, IFN-alphaJ
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3444
    neXtProt AC: NX_P01567
    UniProt: P01567

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21201469-21202205 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    IFNA8, interferon alpha 8
  • Synonyms
    IFN-alphaB
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3445
    neXtProt AC: NX_P32881
    UniProt: P32881

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21409117-21410185 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    6 with human IFNA1,IFNA17,IFNA2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotype references
  • All Mutations and Alleles
    6
  • Chemically induced (other)
    2
  • Endonuclease-mediated
    3
  • Radiation induced
    1
  • Genomic Mutations
    5 involving Ifna4
  • Incidental Mutations
    APF
  • Find Mice (IMSR)
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000070904 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 561 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000094973 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 561 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000092581 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 186 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    2 Sequences
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR009079 Four-helical cytokine-like, core
    IPR000471 Interferon alpha/beta/delta
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 13
    Genomic 6
    cDNA 6
    Other 1

    Microarray probesets 4
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-11205, MGD-MRK-36239
References
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  • Summaries
    All 32
    Developmental Gene Expression 2
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 5
  • Earliest
    J:7878 Zwarthoff EC, et al., Organization, structure and expression of murine interferon alpha genes. Nucleic Acids Res. 1985 Feb 11;13(3):791-804
  • Latest
    J:339248 Geng X, et al., PICH Supports Embryonic Hematopoiesis by Suppressing a cGAS-STING-Mediated Interferon Response. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2022 Mar;9(7):e2103837

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last database update
04/09/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory