Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable cytokine activity and type I interferon receptor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within defense response to virus and natural killer cell activation involved in immune response. Located 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 IFNA4 (interferon alpha 4).