Basic information

Full name
interferon alpha 2
Ensembl
ENSG00000188379.7
Summary
This gene is a member of the alpha interferon gene cluster on chromosome 9. The encoded cytokine is a member of the type I interferon family that is produced in response to viral infection as a key part of the innate immune response with potent antiviral, antiproliferative and immunomodulatory properties. This cytokine, like other type I interferons, binds a plasma membrane receptor made of IFNAR1 and IFNAR2 that is ubiquitously expressed, and thus is able to act on virtually all body cells. The encoded protein is effective in reducing the symptoms and duration of the common cold and in treating many types of cancer, including some hematological malignancies and solid tumors. A deficiency of type I interferon in the blood is thought to be a hallmark of severe COVID-19 and may provide a rationale for a combined therapeutic approach. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]
Annotation
Ligand

Protein product

  • ENST00000380206.4 Primary ENSP00000369554.2 (0 phosphosite)
Phosphosites on the primary protein product
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Tumor and normal comparison

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Signed p-values
Data type
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
RNA0.13-7.8e-3---0.560.910.53-0.57-
protein-----------

* P-values are from Wilcoxon rank sum test and can be clicked to show the box plots. Positive values mean higher abundance in tumor. BRCA and GBM do not have normal samples.

mRNA expression at gene level
BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC0.511.522.533.544.555.5log2(RSEM+1)tumornormal
Protein expression

* Mild outlier: filled circle; Extreme outlier: empty circle.

Phenotype and mutation association

Manhattan plot summarizing associations of phenotypes and mutations across all cohorts and omics data types

BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC01234567890-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9Pan-cancer0123456789101112130-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13proteinRNASCNVclinicalpathwaycell typegenomicmutation-log10 of P-value

* Data points of significant associations above and below the dotted lines can be hovered to show the phenotype.

Associations of the protein abundance of IFNA2 with phenotypes and mutations

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Signed p-values
Phenotype
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
cibersort: B cell naive-----------
cibersort: B cell memory-----------
cibersort: B cell plasma-----------
cibersort: T cell CD8+-----------
cibersort: T cell CD4+ naive-----------
cibersort: T cell CD4+ memory resting-----------
cibersort: T cell CD4+ memory activated-----------
cibersort: T cell follicular helper-----------
cibersort: T cell regulatory (Tregs)-----------
cibersort: T cell gamma delta-----------
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* P-values could be from test for Spearman correlation, Wilcoxon rank sum test, Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test or Cox regression depending on the data type. P-values for individual cohorts can be clicked to show the data plots. The matrix icons in each row can be clicked to show a heatmap summary of associations across all cohorts and omics. The rows in the table can be expanded to show results from other omics.

Cis-association

Associations between omics data of IFNA2

BRCA0.00proteinmRNASCNVmethylationCCRCC0.15proteinmRNASCNVmethylationCOAD-0.14proteinmRNASCNVmethylationGBM0.18proteinmRNASCNVmethylationHNSCC0.20proteinmRNASCNVmethylationLSCC-0.01proteinmRNASCNVmethylationLUAD0.12proteinmRNASCNVmethylationOV-0.14proteinmRNASCNVmethylationPDAC0.14proteinmRNASCNVmethylationUCEC-0.14proteinmRNASCNVmethylation

* The numbers are Spearman correlation coefficients and can be clicked to show the scatter plots. The color and size of the circles correlate with the coefficients.

Trans-association

Associations of the protein abundance of IFNA2 and the protein abundance of other genes

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Signed p-values
Gene
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
No matching records found

* P-values are from test for Spearman correlation. P-values for individual cohorts can be clicked to show the data plots. The matrix icons in each row can be clicked to show a heatmap summary of associations across all cohorts and omics. The rows in the table can be expanded to show results from other omics.

Gene set enrichment analysis

Submit genes and the common logarithm of the p-values of their association with to WebGestalt.