IFI6 interferon, alpha-inducible protein 6 [ Homo sapiens ]
Gene ID: 2537, updated on 27-Sep-2011
Official Symbol
IFI6provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
interferon, alpha-inducible protein 6provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:4054
Locus tag
RP11-288L9.2
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000126709; HPRD:00959; MIM:147572
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
6-16; G1P3; FAM14C; IFI616; IFI-6-16
Summary
This gene was first identified as one of the many genes induced by interferon. The encoded protein may play a critical role in the regulation of apoptosis. A minisatellite that consists of 26 repeats of a 12 nucleotide repeating element resembling the mammalian splice donor consensus sequence begins near the end of the second exon. Alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms by using the two downstream repeat units as splice donor sites have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]