Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Predicted to enable cytokine activity and type I interferon receptor binding activity. Involved in defense response to virus; natural killer cell activation; and negative regulation of cell population proliferation. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; common cold; hepatitis B; liver disease (multiple); and sarcoidosis. Orthologous to several human genes including IFNA4 (interferon alpha 4).
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