Gene Information
Gene NameIFNAR2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length515
Protein NamesInterferon alpha/beta receptor 2 (IFN-R-2) (IFN-alpha binding protein) (IFN-alpha/beta receptor 2) (Interferon alpha binding protein) (Type I interferon receptor 2)
Target Nameinterferon alpha/beta receptor 2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000159110 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP48551
Gene CardIFNAR2
Uniprot IDP48551
PfamPF09294; PF01108
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.299402304)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IFNAR2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ IFNAR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IFNAR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ifnar2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IFNAR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ifnar2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ IFNAR2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsIFNAR1, IL22RA2, IFNGR2, IL22RA1, F3, IFNLR1, IL10RA, IL20RB, IL20RA, IFNGR1, IL10RB
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 3 is detected in the urine (at protein level) (PubMed:8181059, PubMed:7759950). Expressed in blood cells. Expressed in lymphoblastoid and fibrosarcoma cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7588638, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7759950, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8181059}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.022255(Chimpanzee);0.025650(Mouse);0.002808(Rat);0.071429(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1N6U  (NMR  1N6V  (NMR  2HYM  (NMR  2KZ1  (NMR  2LAG  (NMR  3S8W  (X-ray  2.60A  3S9D  (X-ray  2.00A  3SE3  (X-ray  4.00A  3SE4  (X-ray  3.50A 
DBSNP rs2229207  rs1051393  rs201003373  rs142850110  rs17860223  rs747605798  rs763508005  rs759744926  rs756571542  rs201411274  rs148519830  rs1441207963  rs1231284605  rs866733383 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7665574};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7665574}.;
[Isoform 2]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7665574, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7759950, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8181059};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7665574}.;
[Isoform 3]: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7759950, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8181059}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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