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Gene

IFNA16

interferon alpha 16

Summary

Cytogenetic location
9p21.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 9: 21,216,373–21,217,311 (GRCh38)
Exons
1 exon across 0.9 kb
Protein
189 amino acids
Also known as
IFN-alphaO
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000380216.1NM_002173.3
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How IFNA16 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 9, with a bracket where IFNA16 sits. IFNA16 and 18 genes near it on chromosome 9, from 20,716,842 to 21,716,841.Chromosome 99p21.3p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q13q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q31.1q31.2q31.3q32q33.1q33.2q33.3q34.11q34.12q34.13q34.2q34.320.8 Mb21 Mb21.2 Mb21.4 Mb21.6 MbFOCAD: 20,658,305–20,999,329, forward strandFOCADHACD4: 20,993,514–21,031,652, reverse strandHACD4IFNB1: 21,077,104–21,077,942, reverse strandIFNB1IFNW1: 21,140,632–21,141,832, reverse strandIFNW1IFNA21: 21,165,637–21,166,660, reverse strandIFNA21IFNA4: 21,186,618–21,187,587, reverse strandIFNA7: 21,201,469–21,202,205, reverse strandIFNA7IFNA10: 21,206,181–21,207,143, reverse strandIFNA10IFNA16: 21,216,373–21,217,311, reverse strandIFNA16IFNA17: 21,227,243–21,228,222, reverse strandIFNA17IFNA14: 21,239,002–21,240,005, reverse strandIFNA5: 21,304,326–21,305,313, reverse strandIFNA5KLHL9: 21,320,024–21,335,404, reverse strandKLHL9IFNA6: 21,350,253–21,350,956, reverse strandIFNA6IFNA13: 21,367,372–21,368,057, reverse strandIFNA13IFNA2: 21,384,255–21,385,398, reverse strandIFNA2IFNA8: 21,409,117–21,410,185, forward strandIFNA8IFNA1: 21,440,439–21,441,316, forward strandIFNA1IFNE: 21,480,839–21,482,313, reverse strandIFNEDiagram of IFNA16: one exon on the reverse strand of chromosome 9Exon 1: 21,216,373–21,217,311, 939 bases15′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 0.9 kb of the gene's 0.9 kb; 570 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). IFNA16 gene: interferon alpha 16. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ifna16

Vancouver

Dante Labs. IFNA16 gene: interferon alpha 16 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ifna16

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