Gene Information
Gene NameIFI16
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length785
Protein NamesGamma-interferon-inducible protein 16 (Ifi-16) (Interferon-inducible myeloid differentiation transcriptional activator)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age78 ( ENSG00000163565 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ16666
Gene CardIFI16
Uniprot IDQ16666
PfamPF02760; PF02758
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.212270479)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IFI16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IFI16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ifi208 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ifi214 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ifi213 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ RGD1562462 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPYHIN1, MNDA, AIM2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in peripheral blood leukocytes, fibroblasts and lymphoid cells. Present in myeloid precursors (CD34+) and throughout monocyte development, but its expression is down-regulated in erythroid and polymorphonuclear precursor cells. Present in prostate, ovary and breast (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12894224}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2OQ0  (X-ray  2.00A  3B6Y  (X-ray  2.35A  3RLN  (X-ray  2.25A  3RLO  (X-ray  1.80A  3RNU  (X-ray  2.50A  4QGU  (X-ray  2.54A 
DBSNP rs1057018  rs866484  rs11585341  rs1057027  rs1057028  rs6940  rs6940 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Note=Cellular distribution is dependent on the acetylation status of the multipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS);
NLS acetylation promotes cytoplasmic localization. Localizes in the nucleus during human herpes simplex virus 1 (HHV-1) infection.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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