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UniProt functional annotation for P01562 | ||
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| UniProt code: P01562. |
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| Organism: | |
Homo sapiens (Human). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. |
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| Function: | |
Produced by macrophages, IFN-alpha have antiviral activities. Interferon stimulates the production of two enzymes: a protein kinase and an oligoadenylate synthetase. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1634550}. |
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| Subcellular location: | |
Secreted. |
| Polymorphism: | |
Two forms exist; alpha-1a (shown here) and alpha-1b (PubMed:11032395). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11032395}. |
| Miscellaneous: | |
Interferons alpha-1 and alpha-13 have identical protein sequences. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the alpha/beta interferon family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.