The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interferon, alpha 2 across different species:

interferon alpha 2 (Ifna2), interferon alpha 2 (IFNA2), interferon, alpha 2 (IFNA2), interferon alpha 2 (ifna2)

Other aliases include:

Ifa2, IFNA, INFA2, MGC125764, MGC125765

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interferon, alpha 2:

interferon alpha-2 – IFN-alpha-2 – OTTMUSP00000012097 – interferon alpha family, gene 2 – interferon alpha 2 – interferon, alpha 2 – interferon alpha A – alpha-2a interferon – interferon alpha 2b

Interferon, alpha 2 fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity – cytokine receptor binding – interferon-alpha/beta receptor binding

Interferon, alpha 2 is relevant to the following processes:

defense response – response to virus – cell surface receptor linked signal transduction – cell-cell signaling – induction of apoptosis – inflammatory response

Locations for Interferon, alpha 2:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology