Search Ontology:

GO: Molecular Function

interferon binding

Term ID

GO:0019961

Synonyms

IFN binding

Definition

Binding to an interferon, a protein produced by the immune systems of many animals in response to a challenge by a foreign agent. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: cytokine binding

cytokine binding Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: type I interferon binding type II interferon binding type III interferon binding

type I interferon binding type II interferon binding type III interferon binding Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_part: interferon receptor activity

interferon receptor activity Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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