Protein Name MX dynamin-like GTPase 1
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 17857
Gene Symbol

Mx1

UniProt P09922 (MX1B_MOUSE), Q4FJJ9 (Q4FJJ9_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 41
Total Number of Articles : 46
Description

MX dynamin-like GTPase 1

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a member of the Mx protein family of large GTPases, and functions in the innate immunity system. Interferon alpha/beta treatment or viral infection induces expression of this protein, which subsequently accumulates in the cytoplasm and inhibits viral replication. It has been shown to confer resistance to the influenza virus. This gene produces a functional protein in some feral mouse strains, whereas some inbred mouse strains including the strain of the reference genome, C57BL/6J, contain a deletion or a nonsense mutation that results in a non-functional gene product. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]

synonyms
  • protein Mx1
  • interferon-induced GTP-binding protein Mx1
  • myxoma resistance protein 1
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Properties