Predicted to enable chloramphenicol O-acetyltransferase activity; cytokine activity; and type I interferon receptor binding activity. Involved in macrophage activation involved in immune response. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in COVID-19. Orthologous to human IFNB1 (interferon beta 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]