Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3665
Gene name Interferon regulatory factor 7
Gene symbol IRF7
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
IMD39IRF-7IRF-7HIRF7AIRF7BIRF7CIRF7H
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11p15.5
Summary IRF7 encodes interferon regulatory factor 7, a member of the interferon regulatory transcription factor (IRF) family. IRF7 has been shown to play a role in the transcriptional activation of virus-inducible cellular genes, including interferon beta chain g
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
2
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs375323253 G>A Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs786205223 A>C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
3
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT021215 hsa-miR-146a-5p Microarray 18057241
MIRT736401 hsa-miR-369-3p qRT-PCRFlow cytometry 33679688
MIRT736425 hsa-miR-491-3p qRT-PCRFlow cytometry 33679688
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
13
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
ATF4 Repression 21148039
BRCA1 Activation 17374731
IRF3 Unknown 20483755
KAT2B Repression 12374802
NFKB1 Activation 15265881;16982926
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
69
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II TAS 9315633
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin IDA 11473119
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IEA
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605047 6122 ENSG00000185507
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q92985
Protein name Interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF-7)
Protein function Key transcriptional regulator of type I interferon (IFN)-dependent immune responses and plays a critical role in the innate immune response against DNA and RNA viruses (PubMed:28342865, PubMed:28768858). Regulates the transcription of type I IFN
PDB 2O61
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00605 IRF 13 125 Interferon regulatory factor transcription factor Domain
PF10401 IRF-3 287 466 Interferon-regulatory factor 3 Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed predominantly in spleen, thymus and peripheral blood leukocytes.
Sequence
MALAPERAAPRVLFGEWLLGEISSGCYEGLQWLDEARTCFRVPWKHFARKDLSEADARIF
KAWAVARGRWPPSSRGGGPPPEAETAERAGWKTNFRCALRSTRRFVMLRDNSGDPADPHK
VYALS
RELCWREGPGTDQTEAEAPAAVPPPQGGPPGPFLAHTHAGLQAPGPLPAPAGDKG
DLLLQAVQQSCLADHLLTASWGADPVPTKAPGEGQEGLPLTGACAGGPGLPAGELYGWAV
ETTPSPGPQPAALTTGEAAAPESPHQAEPYLSPSPSACTAVQEPSPGALDVTIMYKGRTV
LQKVVGHPSCTFLYGPPDPAVRATDPQQVAFPSPAELPDQKQLRYTEELLRHVAPGLHLE
LRGPQLWARRMGKCKVYWEVGGPPGSASPSTPACLLPRNCDTPIFDFRVFFQELVEFRAR
QRRGSPRYTIYLGFGQDLSAGRPKEKSLVLVKLEPWLCRVHLEGTQ
REGVSSLDSSSLSL
CLSSANSLYDDIECFLMELEQPA
Sequence length 503
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
NOD-like receptor signaling pathway
RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway
Cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Measles
Influenza A
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection
Herpes simplex virus 1 infection
Epstein-Barr virus infection
Viral carcinogenesis
Lipid and atherosclerosis
  DEx/H-box helicases activate type I IFN and inflammatory cytokines production
Interferon gamma signaling
TICAM1-dependent activation of IRF3/IRF7
Interferon alpha/beta signaling
TRAF3-dependent IRF activation pathway
TRAF6 mediated IRF7 activation
Activation of IRF3/IRF7 mediated by TBK1/IKK epsilon
TRAF6 mediated IRF7 activation in TLR7/8 or 9 signaling
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
15
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cholangiocarcinoma Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Familial cancer of breast Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Glioma susceptibility 1 Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute monocytic leukemia Monocytic Leukemia BEFREE 25476905
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 32046242, 38257800 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arthritis Psoriatic Psoriatic arthritis Pubtator 25809693 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma Pubtator 22112518, 31775040 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma BEFREE 29411555, 31775040
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma Pubtator 31775040 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Astrocytoma Astrocytoma BEFREE 15367334
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Astrocytoma Astrocytoma Pubtator 15367334 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autoimmune Diseases Autoimmune Diseases BEFREE 21926187, 25911105
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autoimmune Diseases Autoimmune disease Pubtator 26794091, 27630164 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only