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                                                                Synonyms: IFN alpha-14 | interferon alpha-14 | interferon alpha-H | interferon lambda-2-H
                                 Compound class: 
                                                            Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: IFN-α14 is a type I IFN.
                                    
                                 
                                    Species: Human
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| Immunopharmacology Comments | 
| IFN-α14 binds the IFN-α/β receptor (IFNAR), a dimeric receptor that consists of protein chains encoded by the IFNAR1 and IFNAR2 genes, and induces expression of proteins containing ISRE or GAS transcription elements. |