ORGANISM: Gallus gallus (chicken)

LINEAGE: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus

PRODUCT: interferon consensus sequence binding protein (ICSBP)

GENE: ICSBP1

SCORE: 50

FUNCTION: Members of the IRF family mediate transcriptional responses to interferons (IFNs) and to virus infection.

PAPER: Chicken interferon consensus sequence-binding protein (ICSBP) and interferon regulatory factor (IRF) 1 genes reveal evolutionary conservation in the IRF gene family.Jungwirth C, Rebbert M, Ozato K, Degen HJ, Schultz U, Dawid IB.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Apr 11;92(8):3105-9.