Gene Information
Gene NameMIF
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length115
Protein NamesMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) (EC 5.3.2.1) (Glycosylation-inhibiting factor) (GIF) (L-dopachrome isomerase) (L-dopachrome tautomerase) (EC 5.3.3.12) (Phenylpyruvate tautomerase)
Target Namemacrophage migration inhibitory factor
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000240972 )
3 ( ENSG00000276701 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP14174
Gene CardMIF
Uniprot IDP14174
PfamPF01187
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.924229754)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MIF ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MIF ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MIF ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mif ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MIF ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ AABR07064983.2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07061532.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07030647.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07016805.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Mif ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AC127887.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ MIF ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDDT, DDTL
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1CA7  (X-ray  2.50A  1CGQ  (X-ray  2.00A  1GCZ  (X-ray  1.90A  1GD0  (X-ray  1.50A  1GIF  (X-ray  1.90A  1LJT  (X-ray  2.00A  1MIF  (X-ray  2.60A  1P1G  (X-ray  2.50A  2OOH  (X-ray  1.85A  2OOW  (X-ray  1.75A  2OOZ  (X-ray  1.80A  3B9S  (X-ray  1.80A  3CE4  (X-ray  1.55A  3DJH  (X-ray  1.25A  3DJI  (X-ray  1.95A  3HOF  (X-ray  1.90A  3IJG  (X-ray  1.70A  3IJJ  (X-ray  1.25A  3JSF  (X-ray  1.93A  3JSG  (X-ray  1.58A  3JTU  (X-ray  1.86A  3L5P  (X-ray  1.80A  3L5R  (X-ray  1.94A  3L5S  (X-ray  1.86A  3L5T  (X-ray  1.86A  3L5U  (X-ray  1.90A  3L5V  (X-ray  1.70A  3SMB  (X-ray  1.60A  3SMC  (X-ray  1.80A  3U18  (X-ray  1.90A  3WNR  (X-ray  2.01A  3WNS  (X-ray  1.66A  3WNT  (X-ray  2.07A  4ETG  (X-ray  1.61A  4EUI  (X-ray  1.70A  4EVG  (X-ray  1.70A  4F2K  (X-ray  1.53A  4GRN  (X-ray  1.25A  4GRO  (X-ray  2.00A  4GRP  (X-ray  1.27A  4GRQ  (X-ray  1.65A  4GRR  (X-ray  1.47A  4GRU  (X-ray  1.92A  4GUM  (X-ray  2.33A  4K9G  (X-ray  1.55A  4OSF  (X-ray  1.62A  4OYQ  (X-ray  1.70A  4P01  (X-ray  2.07A  4P0H  (X-ray  1.93A  4PKK  (X-ray  1.78A  4PKZ  (X-ray  1.90A  4PLU  (X-ray  1.63A  4TRF  (X-ray  1.63A  4TRU  (X-ray  1.81A  4WR8  (X-ray  2.60A  4WRB  (X-ray  1.81A  4XX7  (X-ray  1.77A  4XX8  (X-ray  1.77A  4Z15  (X-ray  1.60A  4Z1T  (X-ray  1.50A  4Z1U  (X-ray  2.05A  5B4O  (X-ray  1.37A  5BS9  (X-ray  1.98A  5BSC  (X-ray  1.89A  5BSI  (X-ray  2.00A  5BSJ  (X-ray  2.00A  5EIZ  (X-ray  1.96A  5HVS  (X-ray  1.75A  5HVT  (X-ray  1.75A  5HVV  (X-ray  1.90A  5J7P  (X-ray  1.85A  5J7Q  (X-ray  2.05A  5UMJ  (X-ray  1.61A  5UMK  (X-ray  1.73A  5UZY  (X-ray  1.71A  5V70  (X-ray  1.94A  5V73  (X-ray  1.68A  5XEJ  (X-ray  2.50A  6B1C  (X-ray  2.16A  6B1K  (X-ray  1.17A  6B2C  (X-ray  2.00A  6BG6  (X-ray  1.52A  6BG7  (X-ray  2.54A  6CB5  (X-ray  1.78A  6CBF  (X-ray  2.30A  6CBG  (X-ray  2.00A  6CBH  (X-ray  2.00A  6FVE  (X-ray  1.41A  6FVH  (X-ray  1.40A  6OY8  (X-ray  1.53A  6OYB  (X-ray  1.53A  6OYE  (X-ray  1.53A  6OYG  (X-ray  1.55A  6PEG  (X-ray  2.00A  7KQX  (X-ray  1.60A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15908412, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19454686, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2552447, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8234256}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11089976, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19454686}. Note=Does not have a cleavable signal sequence and is secreted via a specialized, non-classical pathway. Secreted by macrophages upon stimulation by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or by M.tuberculosis antigens. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15908412}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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