Entrez Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is an interferon-induced membrane protein that helps confer immunity to influenza A H1N1 virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus. Two transcript variants, only one of them protein-coding, have been found for this gene. Another variant encoding an N-terminally truncated isoform has been reported, but the full-length nature of this variant has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, May 2012].
UniProt Summary: IFN-induced antiviral protein which disrupts intracellular cholesterol homeostasis. Inhibits the entry of viruses to the host cell cytoplasm by preventing viral fusion with cholesterol depleted endosomes. May inactivate new enveloped viruses which buds out of the infected cell, by letting them go out with a cholesterol depleted membrane. Active against multiple viruses, including influenza A virus, SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Marburg virus (MARV) and Ebola virus (EBOV), Dengue virus (DNV), West Nile virus (WNV), human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). Can inhibit: influenza virus hemagglutinin protein-mediated viral entry, MARV and EBOV GP1,2- mediated viral entry, SARS-CoV S protein-mediated viral entry and VSV G protein-mediated viral entry. Plays a critical role in the structural stability and function of vacuolar ATPase (v-ATPase). Establishes physical contact with the v-ATPase of endosomes which is critical for proper clathrin localization and is also required for the function of the v-ATPase to lower the pH in phagocytic endosomes thus establishing an antiviral state. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20064371, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20534863, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20943977, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21177806, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21253575, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22046135, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22479637, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23601107}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
CD225
GO Terms
negative regulation of viral entry into host cell
response to interferon-alpha
negative regulation of viral transcription
response to interferon-beta
regulation of viral entry into host cell
negative regulation of viral genome replication
regulation of viral transcription
cellular response to type I interferon
type I interferon signaling pathway
response to type I interferon
negative regulation of viral life cycle
regulation of viral genome replication
negative regulation of viral process
late endosome membrane
regulation of viral life cycle
response to interferon-gamma
defense response to virus
regulation of viral process
negative regulation of multi-organism process
regulation of symbiosis, encompassing mutualism through parasitism
response to virus
lysosomal membrane
protein-containing complex
cytokine-mediated signaling pathway
innate immune response
regulation of multi-organism process
defense response to other organism
cellular response to cytokine stimulus
immune effector process
response to cytokine
response to other organism
response to external biotic stimulus
response to biotic stimulus
defense response
immune response
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)