{"symbol":"IFNA8","synonyms":["IFN-ALPHAB"],"name":"interferon, alpha 8","description":"Predicted to enable cytokine activity and type I interferon receptor binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including lymphocyte activation involved in immune response; response to exogenous dsRNA; and type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway. Predicted to act upstream of or within defense response to virus. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":3445,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3445","proteins":[{"symbol":"IFNA8_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/IFNA8_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Interferons (IFN)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Interferons+%28IFN%29"}]}