UniProt functional annotation for P01575

UniProt code: P01575.

Organism: Mus musculus (Mouse).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus.
 
Function: Has antiviral, antibacterial and anticancer activities.
 
Subunit: Monomer. Signals mostly via binding to a IFNAR1-IFNAR2 heterodimeric receptor, but can also function with IFNAR1 alone and independently of Jak-STAT pathways. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23872679}.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Ptm: This beta interferon does not have a disulfide bond.
Similarity: Belongs to the alpha/beta interferon family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.