Interferon-alpha/beta receptor

interferon (alpha, beta and omega) receptor 1
Identifiers
SymbolIFNAR1
Alt. symbolsIFNAR
NCBI gene3454
HGNC5432
OMIM107450
RefSeqNM_000629
UniProtP17181
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LocusChr. 21 q22.1
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interferon (alpha, beta and omega) receptor 2
NMR structure of the interferon-binding ectodomain of the human interferon receptor.[1]
Identifiers
SymbolIFNAR2
Alt. symbolsIFNABR
NCBI gene3455
HGNC5433
OMIM602376
RefSeqNM_207585
UniProtP48551
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LocusChr. 21 q22.1
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The interferon-α/β receptor (IFNAR) is a virtually ubiquitous membrane receptor which binds endogenous type I interferon (IFN) cytokines. Endogenous human type I IFNs include many subtypes, such as interferons-α, -β, -ε, -κ, -ω, and -ζ.[2]

  1. ^ PDB: 1n6u​; Chill JH, Quadt SR, Levy R, Schreiber G, Anglister J (July 2003). "The human type I interferon receptor: NMR structure reveals the molecular basis of ligand binding". Structure. 11 (7): 791–802. doi:10.1016/S0969-2126(03)00120-5. PMID 12842042.
  2. ^ de Weerd NA, Nguyen T (May 2012). "The interferons and their receptors—distribution and regulation". Immunology and Cell Biology. 90 (5): 483–91. doi:10.1038/icb.2012.9. PMC 7165917. PMID 22410872.