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Comments and Description Text from UniProtKB
ID:IFNG_HUMAN DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Interferon gamma; Short=IFN-gamma; AltName: Full=Immune interferon; Flags: Precursor; FUNCTION: Produced by lymphocytes activated by specific antigens or mitogens. IFN-gamma, in addition to having antiviral activity, has important immunoregulatory functions. It is a potent activator of macrophages, it has antiproliferative effects on transformed cells and it can potentiate the antiviral and antitumor effects of the type I interferons. SUBUNIT: Homodimer. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Released primarily from activated T lymphocytes. PTM: Proteolytic processing produces C-terminal heterogeneity, with proteins ending alternatively at Gly-150, Met-157 or Gly-161. DISEASE: In Caucasians, genetic variation in IFNG is associated with the risk of aplastic anemia (AA) [MIM:609135]. AA is a rare disease in which the reduction of the circulating blood cells results from damage to the stem cell pool in bone marrow. In most patients, the stem cell lesion is caused by an autoimmune attack. T-lymphocytes, activated by an endogenous or exogenous, and most often unknown antigenic stimulus, secrete cytokines, including IFN-gamma, which would in turn be able to suppress hematopoiesis. PHARMACEUTICAL: Available under the name Actimmune (Genentech). Used for reducing the frequency and severity of serious infections associated with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). SIMILARITY: Belongs to the type II (or gamma) interferon family. WEB RESOURCE: Name=GeneReviews; URL="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/lab/gene/IFNG"; WEB RESOURCE: Name=Wikipedia; Note=Interferon gamma entry; URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interferon_gamma"; WEB RESOURCE: Name=SeattleSNPs; URL="http://pga.gs.washington.edu/data/ifng/";
ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on P01579
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