Ifna1 - interferon alpha 1

Enables cytokine activity. Involved in regulation of defense response to virus by host and type I interferon signaling pathway. Acts upstream of or within defense response to other organism and lymphocyte activation involved in immune response. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in embryo. 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 IFNA10 (interferon alpha 10); IFNA14 (interferon alpha 14); and IFNA16 (interferon alpha 16). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]