Interferon-alpha/beta receptor

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Identifiers
Symbol IFNAR1
Alt. Symbols IFNAR
Entrez 3454
HUGO 5432
OMIM 107450
RefSeq NM_000629
UniProt P17181
Other data
Locus Chr. 21 q22.1
Identifiers
Symbol IFNAR2
Alt. Symbols IFNABR
Entrez 3455
HUGO 5433
OMIM 602376
RefSeq NM_207585
UniProt P48551
Other data
Locus Chr. 21 q22.1

The interferon-α/β receptor (IFNAR) is a receptor which binds type I interferons including interferon-α and -β. It is a heteromeric receptor composed of two subunits referred to as IFNAR1 and IFNAR2.[1]

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  1. ^ Uzé G, Schreiber G, Piehler J, Pellegrini S (2007). "The receptor of the type I interferon family". Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol. 316: 71–95. PMID 17969444. 

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