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Ifnl2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ifnl2
  • Name
    interferon lambda 2
  • Synonyms
    EG330496, Il28a
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:28208261-28209880 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 16.80 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    159 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    17
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3647279
 protein coding gene Chr7:28208209-28209957 (-)
129S1/SvImJ no annotation
A/J ENSMUSG00195048728
 protein coding gene Chr7:20667437-20669056 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220047447
 protein coding gene Chr7:23816755-23818374 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180046162
 protein coding gene Chr7:18726984-18728603 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175047518
 protein coding gene Chr7:19762523-19764142 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215053845
 protein coding gene Chr7:17898142-17899761 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029450
 protein coding gene Chr7:27674710-27708613 (-)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210051585
 protein coding gene Chr7:18947110-18948729 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185047742
 protein coding gene Chr7:22059801-22061420 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205049171
 protein coding gene Chr7:18732928-18734546 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019376
 protein coding gene Chr7:26460730-26462376 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230051775
 protein coding gene Chr7:27230337-27231956 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190049500
 protein coding gene Chr7:18394091-18395710 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225024427
 protein coding gene Chr7:26073470-26075089 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010048706
 protein coding gene Chr7:18424516-18426162 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010040797
 protein coding gene Chr7:17782959-17784608 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005053344
 protein coding gene Chr7:12654659-12656277 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IFNL1, interferon lambda 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    5
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IFNL1, interferon lambda 1
  • Synonyms
    IL-29, IL29
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 282618
    UniProt: Q8IU54

  • Chr Location
    19q13.2; chr19:39296407-39298673 (+)  GRCh38
  • Human Ortholog
    IFNL2, interferon lambda 2
  • Synonyms
    IFNL2a, IFNL3a, IL-28A, IL28A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 282616
    UniProt: Q8IZJ0

  • Chr Location
    19q13.2; chr19:39268396-39270188 (+)  GRCh38
  • Human Ortholog
    IFNL3, interferon lambda 3
  • Synonyms
    IFN-lambda-3, IFN-lambda-4, IL-28B, IL28B, IL-28C, IL28C
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 282617
    UniProt: Q8IZI9

  • Chr Location
    19q13.2; chr19:39243455-39245250 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    7 with human IFNL1,IFNL3 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
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IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    16
  • GO References
    6
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
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  • Assay Results
    597
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000059128 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1620 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000081684 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 702 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000080384 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 193 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    2 Sequences
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR029177 Interferon lambda
    IPR038326 Interferon lambda superfamily
  • GlyGen
    Q4VK74 1 site
Molecular
Reagents
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  • Microarray probesets 1
References
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  • Summaries
    All 33
    Gene Ontology 6
    Phenotypes 9
  • Earliest
    J:172800 Pott J, et al., IFN-{lambda} determines the intestinal epithelial antiviral host defense. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 May 10;108(19):7944-9
  • Latest
    J:374227 Ngo C, et al., Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are dispensable or detrimental in murine systemic or respiratory viral infections. Nat Immunol. 2025 Sep 29;
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