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. 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).