Gene Information
Gene NameIRF9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length393
Protein NamesInterferon regulatory factor 9 (IRF-9) (IFN-alpha-responsive transcription factor subunit) (ISGF3 p48 subunit) (Interferon-stimulated gene factor 3 gamma) (ISGF-3 gamma) (Transcriptional regulator ISGF3 subunit gamma)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000213928 )
3 ( ENSG00000285048 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ00978
Gene CardIRF9
Uniprot IDQ00978
PfamPF00605; PF10401
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.500828639)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IRF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ IRF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IRF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Irf9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IRF9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Irf9 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsIRF8, IRF6, IRF4
ParalogsIRF4, IRF7, IRF5, IRF3, IRF6, IRF2, IRF8, IRF1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs145480303  rs1452927917 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11846981}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11846981, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30143481}. Note=Translocated into the nucleus upon activation by IFN-alpha/beta.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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