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Interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 2 (commonly termed IFIT2) is a protein that in humans is directed to be produced by the IFIT2gene. Previously, this gene was termed the G10P2, GARG-39, IFI-54, IFI-54K, IFI54, IFIT-2, ISG-54 K, ISG-54K, ISG54, or P54 gene and the protein that it directs to be produced was termed the G10P2, GARG-39, IFI-54, IFI-54K, IFI54, IFIT-2, ISG-54 K, ISG-54K, ISG54, or P54 protein. The IFIT2 gene is one of the many genes that are stimulated by type 1 interferons to form their messenger RNAs and thereby their product proteins. Consequently, the IFIT2 gene is classified as one the many type 1 interferon-stimulated genes.
Clinical significance
IFIT2 may play a role in preventing tumor progression. Indeed, IFIT2 gene has been detected progressively downregulated in Human papillomavirus-positive neoplastic keratinocytes derived from uterine cervical preneoplastic lesions at different levels of malignancy. For this reason, this gene is likely to be associated with tumorigenesis and may be a potential prognostic marker for uterine cervical preneoplastic lesions progression.
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Further reading
Lafage M, Clauss I, Couez D, Simonetti J, Wathelet MG, Huez G (1992). "The interferon- and virus-inducible IFI-56K and IFI-54K genes are located on human chromosome 10 at bands q23-q24". Genomics. 13 (2): 458–60. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90272-T. PMID1377167.
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