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Ifih1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ifih1
  • Name
    interferon induced with helicase C domain 1
  • Synonyms
    9130009C22Rik, Helicard, MDA-5, MDA5
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1918836
    NCBI Gene: 71586
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    36 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:62426142-62476599 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 35.85 cM, cytoband C3
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1835 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1918836
 protein coding gene Chr2:62426137-62476599 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025772
 protein coding gene Chr2:62293695-62346841 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025748
 protein coding gene Chr2:59905419-59955850 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025718
 protein coding gene Chr2:61506532-61558526 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025743
 protein coding gene Chr2:60018652-60070207 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025504
 protein coding gene Chr2:61616408-61666615 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026190
 protein coding gene Chr2:64110273-64164912 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023594
 protein coding gene Chr2:57420631-57470418 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024968
 protein coding gene Chr2:61690882-61744958 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025484
 protein coding gene Chr2:66554719-66609818 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025615
 protein coding gene Chr2:59484041-59535625 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025577
 protein coding gene Chr2:59008196-59056484 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025703
 protein coding gene Chr2:62115703-62170405 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025608
 protein coding gene Chr2:68246576-68303389 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026247
 protein coding gene Chr2:61580603-61630969 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024709
 protein coding gene Chr2:59351086-59402726 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024516
 protein coding gene Chr2:61725516-61777603 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025036
 protein coding gene Chr2:61903342-61955376 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IFIH1, interferon induced with helicase C domain 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IFIH1, interferon induced with helicase C domain 1
  • Synonyms
    AGS7, Hlcd, IDDM19, IMD95, MDA-5, MDA5, RLR-2, SGMRT1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 64135
    UniProt: Q9BYX4

  • Chr Location
    2q24.2; chr2:162267074-162318684 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Ifih1 mouse models; 2 with human IFIH1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    37 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    8 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    121 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a null allele have increased virus-associated morbidity and mortality, and decreased cytokine response to several viral infections.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    106
  • GO References
    14
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
membraneless 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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    720
  • Tissues
    5
  • cDNA Data
    53
  • Literature Summary
    6
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000026896 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 50458 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000028259 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5470 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000028259 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1025 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 54
      cDNA 53
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 184
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 121
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • Latest
      J:364548 Baker PJ, et al., The inflammatory microenvironment of the lung at the time of infection governs innate control of SARS-CoV-2 replication. Sci Immunol. 2024 Dec 6;9(102):eadp7951
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    03/18/2025
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