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Ifnb1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ifnb1
  • Name
    interferon beta 1, fibroblast
  • Synonyms
    Ifb, IFNB, IFN-beta, interferon beta 1, fibroblast
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:107657
    NCBI Gene: 15977
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:88440262-88441011 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 41.91 cM
  • Mapping Data
    12 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    73 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    5
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_107657
 protein coding gene Chr4:88440253-88441083 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200009859
 protein coding gene Chr4:83437894-83438643 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195008509
 protein coding gene Chr4:83996570-83997319 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220019655
 protein coding gene Chr4:83379458-83380207 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180005493
 protein coding gene Chr4:82952268-82953017 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175007345
 protein coding gene Chr4:83913390-83914139 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215013232
 protein coding gene Chr4:83813758-83814507 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026141
 protein coding gene Chr4:81295319-81296070 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005018697
 protein coding gene Chr4:83255073-83255822 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210015864
 protein coding gene Chr4:83488402-83489151 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185002576
 protein coding gene Chr4:84086820-84087569 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205011522
 protein coding gene Chr4:82331018-82331767 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000002128
 protein coding gene Chr4:84315711-84316460 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230015127
 protein coding gene Chr4:87508130-87508879 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190016836
 protein coding gene Chr4:82893739-82894488 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225002346
 protein coding gene Chr4:92626025-92626774 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010003210
 protein coding gene Chr4:82168028-82168777 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010014894
 protein coding gene Chr4:83929204-83929953 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005012043
 protein coding gene Chr4:83287248-83287997 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IFNB1, interferon beta 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IFNB1, interferon beta 1
  • Synonyms
    IFB, IFF, IFNB, IFN-beta
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3456
    UniProt: P01574

  • Chr Location
    9p21.3; chr9:21077104-21077942 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with human IFNB1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    46 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 10 genetic backgrounds
    5 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    141 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

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Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit enhanced proliferation and reduced TNF-alpha production by activated T lymphocytes, a defect in B cell maturation, fewer circulating granulocytes and macrophages, and increased viral susceptibility.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    70
  • GO References
    20
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
    626
  • Tissues
    8
  • cDNA Data
    7
  • Literature Summary
    18
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000048806 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 750 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000055671 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 750 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000056720 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 182 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 18
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 8
      Primer pair 5
      Other 3

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11212, MGD-MRK-36232
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 381
      Developmental Gene Expression 18
      Gene Ontology 20
      Phenotypes 141
    • Earliest
      J:6817 Skup D, et al., Molecular cloning of partial cDNA copies of two distinct mouse IFN-beta mRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res. 1982 May 25;10(10):3069-84
    • Latest
      J:386734 Cao T, et al., Astrocyte-microglia crosstalk via CSF1 and IFN-beta promotes central nervous system repair. Cell Rep. 2026 May 29;45(6):117418
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    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24     		The Jackson Laboratory