| Protein Name | interferon induced transmembrane protein 2 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 10581 |
| Gene Symbol | IFITM2 |
| UniProt | Q01629 (IFM2_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 5 |
Description |
interferon induced transmembrane protein 2 |
| Gene Summary |
Interferon-induced transmembrane (IFITM) proteins are a family of interferon induced antiviral proteins. The family contains five members, including IFITM1, IFITM2 and IFITM3 and belong to the CD225 superfamily. The protein encoded by this gene restricts cellular entry by diverse viral pathogens, such as influenza A virus, Ebola virus and Sars-CoV-2. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2021] |
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