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Facts about Interferon alpha/beta receptor 2.
Involved in IFN-mediated STAT1, STAT2 and STAT3 activation (PubMed:26424569). Isoform 1 and isoform 2 are directly involved in signal transduction because of their association with the TYR kinase, JAK1 (PubMed:8181059, PubMed:7665574, PubMed:7759950).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | IFNAR2 |
| Uniprot: | P48551 |
| Entrez: | 3455 |

| Belongs to: |
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| type II cytokine receptor family |

beta receptor10; human interferon alpha; human interferon alpha/beta receptor; IFNABR; IFN-alpha binding protein; IFN-alpha/beta R2; IFN-alpha/beta receptor 2; IFN-alpha-REC; IFNAR2; IFN-aR2; IFNARB; IFNbR2; IFN-bR2; IFN-R; IFN-R-2; interferon (alpha, beta and omega) receptor 2; Interferon alpha binding protein; interferon alpha/beta receptor 2; interferon-alpha/beta receptor beta chain; Type I interferon receptor 2
Mass (kDA):
57.759 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 21q22.11 |
| Sequence: | 21; NC_000021.9 (33229895..33265664) |
Isoform 3 is detected in the urine (at protein level) (PubMed:8181059, PubMed:7759950). Expressed in blood cells. Expressed in lymphoblastoid and fibrosarcoma cell lines.
[Isoform 1]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 2]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 3]: Secreted.





PMID: 8181059 by Novick D., et al. The human interferon alpha/beta receptor: characterization and molecular cloning.
PMID: 7588638 by Lutfalla G., et al. Mutant U5A cells are complemented by an interferon-alpha beta receptor subunit generated by alternative processing of a new member of a cytokine receptor gene cluster.
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