The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein across different species:

mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS), mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (Mavs), virus-induced signaling adapter (Visa), virus-induced signaling adapter (VISA)

Other aliases include:

IPS1, VISA, IPS-1, CARDIF, MGC3260, FLJ27482, FLJ35386, FLJ38051, FLJ41962, KIAA1271, DKFZp547C224, DKFZp666M015, Visa, MGC25836, D430028G21Rik, RP23-387C21.3, MGC93707, MAVS, MGC137656

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein:

virus-induced signaling adapter – IFN-B promoter stimulator 1 – CARD adaptor inducing IFN-beta – CARD adapter inducing interferon-beta – mitochondrial anti-viral signaling protein – virus-induced signaling adapter variant 1b – virus-induced signaling adaptor variant 1a – interferon-beta promoter stimulator protein 1 – mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein – OTTMUSP00000017159 – OTTMUSP00000017160 – IFN-beta promoter stimulator-1 – virus-induced signaling adaptor

Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – signal transducer activity – immune response – innate immune response – response to virus

Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein is relevant to the following processes:

innate immune response – interspecies interaction between organisms – positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade – response to virus – integral to membrane – membrane – mitochondrial outer membrane – mitochondrion

Locations for Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein:

integral to membrane – membrane – mitochondrial outer membrane – mitochondrion

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology