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IRF2 interferon regulatory factor 2

Gene ID: 3660, updated on 5-Mar-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: IRF-2

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]

Genomic context

Location:
4q35.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 4; NC_000004.12 (184387729..184474550, complement)
Total number of exons:
9

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