IFNK, Official Symbol IFNKprovided by HGNC Official Full Name interferon kappaprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:21714 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000147896 MIM:615326; AllianceGenome:HGNC:21714 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as IFNT1; INFE1 Summary This gene encodes a member of the type I interferon family. Type I interferons are a group of related glycoproteins that play an important role in host defenses against viral infections. This protein is expressed in keratinocytes and the gene is found on chromosome 9, adjacent to the type I interferon cluster. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all