Interferon alpha 7 / IFNA7 Protein

Interferon, alpha 7

Interferon, alpha 7 Products

IFNA7 Protein, Recombinant

Molecule	Species	Description	Cat. No
IFNA7	Human	Interferon alpha 7 / IFNA7 Protein,Recombinant	10341-H01H

IFNA7 cDNA Clone

Molecule	Species	Description	Cat. No
IFNA7	Human	IFNA7 cDNA Clone / ORF Clone	HG10341-M

IFNA7 Related Areas

Immunology>>Cytokine & Receptor>>Interleukin & Receptor>>IL-10/Interferon Family>>IFNA7

IFNA7 Alternative Names

IFN-alphaJ, IFNA-J[Homo sapiens]

RP23-139P14.26-001, Ifa7[Mus musculus]

IFNA7 Background

Interferon alpha-7(IFNA7) is a member of the interferon family. Interferons belong to the group of the regulatory glycoproteins, of low molecular mass. They are the products of infected cell-genome, but not virus, as a consequence of the cause answer by different inductors. Interferon stimulates the production of two enzymes: a protein kinase and an oligoadenylate synthetase. They allow communication between cells to trigger the protective defenses of the immune system that eradicate pathogens or tumors. IFNs have other functions: they activate immune cells, such as natural killer cells and macrophages; they increase recognition of infection or tumor cells by up-regulating antigen presentation to T lymphocytes; and they increase the ability of uninfected host cells to resist new infection by virus. Certain host symptoms, such as aching muscles and fever, are related to the production of IFNs during infection. Human IFN are divided on the sequence of amino-acids into three groups: Alpha, Beta and Gamma interferons.

IFNA7 Related Studies

1. De Veer MJ, et al. (2001) Functional classification of interferon-stimulated genes identified using microarrays. J Leukoc Biol. 69 (6): 912-20.
2. Liu YJ. (2005) IPC: professional type 1 interferon-producing cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cell precursors. Annu Rev Immunol. 23: 275-306.
3. Fensterl V, et al. (2009) Interferons and viral infections. Biofactors. 35 (1): 14-20.