Gene Symbol | IRF2 |
Entrez Gene ID | 3660 |
Full Name | interferon regulatory factor 2 |
Synonyms | IRF-2 |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | IRF2 encodes interferon regulatory factor 2, a member of the interferon regulatory transcription factor (IRF) family. IRF2 competitively inhibits the IRF1-mediated transcriptional activation of interferons alpha and beta, and presumably other genes that employ IRF1 for transcription activation. However, IRF2 also functions as a transcriptional activator of histone H4. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. |
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