LOCUS       V00531                  9937 bp    DNA     linear   HUM 18-APR-2005
DEFINITION  Human interferon genes LeIF-L and LeIF-J and pseudogene LeIF-M with
            intergenic regions.  These genes are located on chromosome 9.
ACCESSION   V00531 J00217
VERSION     V00531.1
KEYWORDS    interferon; pseudogene.
SOURCE      Homo sapiens (human)
  ORGANISM  Homo sapiens
            Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
            Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;
            Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 9937)
  AUTHORS   Ullrich A., Gray A., Goeddel D.V., Dull T.J.
  TITLE     Nucleotide sequence of a portion of human chromosome 9 containing a
            leukocyte interferon gene cluster
  JOURNAL   J. Mol. Biol. 156(3), 467-486(1982).
   PUBMED   6181262
COMMENT     Interferons are a family of proteins that confer viral resistance
            to many types of mammalian cells. There are at least thirteen
            distinct but extremely homologous human leukocyte interferons
            (leifn or ifn-alpha), all of which have been localized to human
            chromosome 9. [1] proposes that leif-m may be a pseudogene, and
            because the l gene has a termination codon within the signal
            peptide coding sequence, it is potentially a pseudogene. The coding
            regions of the l and j genes are separated by 4262 nucleotides, are
            96% homologous, and are each surrounded by about 3500 nucleotides
            of flanking sequences, which are also highly homologous. The l and
            j genes and their respective flanking sequences constitute a 4000
            nucleotide leukocyte interferon gene repeat unit; the l gene repeat
            unit contains two major insertions (705-743; 3823-4361) not present
            in the j gene repeat unit (5672-9635). The j gene repeat unit is
            flanked by sequence features reminiscent of those found surrounding
            transposable elements. Both the l and j gene repeat units are
            embedded within sequences that are highly repeated in the human
            genome. Additional poly-a sites for both j and l are conceivable.
            See other <humifn> loci.
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..9937
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="genomic DNA"
                     /dev_stage="foetus"
                     /clone="lambda-hleif-1"
                     /tissue_type="liver"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
     CDS             <1..153
                     /map="9p22"
                     /pseudo
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="IFNA"
                     /note="pseudo-IFN-alpha-m"
     mRNA            <1..>425
                     /note="pseudo-IFN-alpha-m processed pseudogene"
     repeat_region   704..5233
                     /note="whole repeat unit of IFNA-L"
     mRNA            2194..3178
                     /map="9p22"
                     /gene="IFNA"
                     /note="putative"
     CDS             2262..2831
                     /map="9p22"
                     /pseudo
                     /gene="IFNA"
     repeat_region   5672..9634
                     /note="whole repeat unit of IFNA-J"
     mRNA            7128..8127
                     /gene="9p22"
                     /note="mRNA of IFNA-J"
     CDS             7195..7764
                     /map="9p22"
                     /gene="IFNA"
                     /product="interferon alpha-j"
                     /note="precursor from leukocyte; NCBI gi: 386797"
                     /db_xref="GOA:P01567"
                     /db_xref="HGNC:HGNC:5428"
                     /db_xref="InterPro:IPR000471"
                     /db_xref="InterPro:IPR009079"
                     /db_xref="UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:P01567"
                     /protein_id="CAA23792.1"
                     /translation="MARSFSLLMVVLVLSYKSICSLGCDLPQTHSLRNRRALILLAQM
                     GRISPFSCLKDRHEFRFPEEEFDGHQFQKTQAISVLHEMIQQTFNLFSTEDSSAAWEQ
                     SLLEKFSTELYQQLNDLEACVIQEVGVEETPLMNEDFILAVRKYFQRITLYLMEKKYS
                     PCAWEVVRAEIMRSFSFSTNLKKGLRRKD"
BASE COUNT         3489 a         1637 c         1732 g         3077 t
ORIGIN      
        1 ccttgaggag gtacttcnag ggntccatgg gaatccagag aatctacctg aaagagaaga
       61 aatacagtga ctgtgcttgg gaggttgtca gagtggaatc atgaaatcct tctcttcatc
      121 aacagacttg caaggactga gaagtaagga tgaagacctg gggtctgctt tagtctttct
      181 tattttcttc ctcttcctag ctgtgtgttt atttcttctt ttctagttcc ttaacttgta
      241 aagttagttc attggtttga ggtctttctt cttttttaat ataagctttt acagctttca
      301 atttcccctt tagctctgtt ttcactgcat cacatacgtc ttggtatgtt gtgttttcat
      361 tttcacctct ctcaagatat tttctaagtt cccctctggt catctttttt ttttttgtac
      421 tatactttaa gttccaggtt aaatgtgctc aacgtgcaag tttgttacat aggtatacat
      481 ttgccatgtt ggtttgctgc acccattaac ttgtcattta cattaggtat ttctcctctt
      541 acatgtttat cacatttaga catacatttg ttttcttttt gttcccataa attaagatga
      601 aaatcagacc acttttacct tctaggaaaa gtgaagtgag aaatataaat atatttgctg
      661 ttgtgaatgc catatagaac cattgtatag tccatttaaa aatgagaata aatgagaaat
      721 tagtaaaaac accacttact aaatagctga tttgctaaag cagacctcat tccatttaag
      781 gactcagtat ctatagggcc tacttataca aaaaaaaact tcttacacaa aaaaaaaaaa
      841 aaaaaaaagt tagagccaga gttcaggatc atgctgaaag ttatttcttt gcataataat
      901 attcaatatt tataaattta tgaatttaga acaaagatgg tcttttttat ttgataagaa
      961 ttgacttgga taggaacttc tgaaaacctt tagggaatat gaacttcaat gtaaaatgcc
     1021 aaaaatgatt taaatcatac tattttctaa gtcatatatg tttattggat tgatacttct
     1081 tttaagggta caaaaattag ttctcgtagt gtaaatgaat ctaacatatt acaatagttt
     1141 ctgactttcc aacaactcta tccaacaaaa ttttattgct taatatacat atttctcatt
     1201 gggttttttt gtgtatgata tgagaagcac tggtattgag ttcatgaaga taaacaaaat
     1261 atttgtaaga ccaatgttac aaacctatag caaatagatg actgtgattg gaggactttt
     1321 tgtccatttt ttgctggatc ttaaagtctt atcacagtat gtggctttaa cctgcatatc
     1381 tttgggctgc cattgactat cttatagtta ttagttatgt ttgatcctca gttcttcagg
     1441 atgtttggta gactttgaga attcaatcca aatagcttac attatatgtt ttatttctac
     1501 taaagttatt caatacatca gtacttgtgt caagtgctga aaagaaaaaa gttttggcaa
     1561 tatctggatg aatactgcag ctggtgaatt tacaaattat tttctcatat aaagcaaaat
     1621 tcaaagcttc atacactaag agaaaaattt taaaaaatta ttgattcata tttttaggag
     1681 ttttgaatga ttaggtaggt aactacattc atattattaa tgtgtattat atagattttt
     1741 attttgcata tgtactttga tacaaaattt gcatgaacaa attatactaa aagttattcc
     1801 acaaatatac ttatcaaatt aaaataaatg tcaatagctt ttaaacttag attttagttt
     1861 aacttttctg tcattcttaa ctttactttg aataaaaaga gcaaactttg tagtttttat
     1921 ctgtgaagta gaggtatacg taatatacat aaatagatat gccaaatctg tgttactaaa
     1981 atttcatgaa gatttcaatt aaaaaaaaac cataaaaggc tttgagtgca ggtgaaaaat
     2041 aggcaatgat gaaaaaaaac gaaaaacttt ttaaacacat ggagagagta cataaagaaa
     2101 gcaaaaacag agatagaaag taaaactagg gcatttagaa aatggaaatt agtatgttca
     2161 ctatttaaga cctatgcaca gagcaaagtc ttcagaaaac ctagaggccg aagttcaagg
     2221 ttatccatct caagtagcct agcaatattt gcaacatccc aatggccctg tccttttctt
     2281 tacttatggc cgtgctggtg ctcagctaca aatccatctg atctctgggc tgtgatctgc
     2341 ctcagaccca caccctgcgt aataggaggg ccttgatact cctgggacaa atgggaagaa
     2401 tctctccttt ctcctgcctg aaggacagac atgatttccg aatcccccag gaggagtttg
     2461 atggcaacca gttccagaag gctcaagcca tctctgtcct ccatgagatg atccagcaga
     2521 ccttcaatct cttcagcaca gaggactcat ctgctgcttg ggaacagagc ctcctagaaa
     2581 aattttccac tgaaatttac cagcaactga atgacctgga agcatgtgtg atacaggagg
     2641 ttggggtgga agagactccc ctgatgaatg aggactccat cctggctgtg aggaaatact
     2701 tccaaagaat cactctttat ctaatagaga ggaaatacag cccttgtgcc tgggaggttg
     2761 tcagagcaga aatcatgaga tccctctcgt tttcaacaaa cttgcaaaaa agattaagga
     2821 ggaaggattg aaaactggtt caacatggca atgatcctga ttgactaata cattatctca
     2881 cactttcatg agttcttcca tttcaaagac tcacttctat aaccacgacg tgttgaatca
     2941 aaattttcaa atgttttcag cagtgtaaag aagtgtcgtg tatacctgtg caggcactag
     3001 tcctttacag atgaccattc tgatgtctct gttcatcttt tgtttaaata tttatttaat
     3061 tatttttaaa atttatgtaa tatcatgagt cgctttacat tgtggttaat gtaacaatat
     3121 atgttcttca tatttagcca atatattaat ttcctttttc attaaatttt tactatacaa
     3181 aatttcttgt gtttgtttat tctttaagat aaaatgccaa ggctgacttt acaacctgac
     3241 ttaaaaatag atgatttaat tatgttacct atcataattt tattcaagtt ataaaaatat
     3301 atttttttct gtacctggtt atatgttgcc ttcaggatat aaacgtgaac ataaaatata
     3361 cagtccctgt tctcttgtat ctttgatttt ttcaggaaag aaatctaaaa acaataataa
     3421 tgctgaatta atatcagtga tgctaactgc tataatgtga ggaagtaaaa aaacaatgaa
     3481 ttcctcttag cagaatgtag attgagacat atctggaaat aaaagcagag atattctctg
     3541 taaactgact tcaacatgta attgaaaatg tacattgcaa gtcagatatg tgaatttgca
     3601 gtttccaagg aatacgatat ctggaagttc ataactggca atggaaagga cgcaaatgaa
     3661 ggctgtcata tggggagcaa gtggagaggg aaaaaaagac ttaaactgga ttctgaggat
     3721 cttccaccat taaagtgtgg gaacagaaga gacacaaagg aaacagaggt ggaatacctt
     3781 aacattagaa ggacaagagg gaatggtgat aaaagtgtat ttagaaaata aatgtgctta
     3841 gaaaaggaat caataaactt atggaaaatg tgaattaaaa ctgagcacta cagcaagaaa
     3901 atagatggca atgcagagct tactgagagc tggattcata gaattaatca gcagaagcca
     3961 tactggggta gacagaagag tgactcagaa aagagaaatc aagataacac atacagaaaa
     4021 tgtgagaaaa ctgcctttgc aatggtggca agtaataagt ttggaccccc caaaaatgtg
     4081 gattatcttt tatctgcata gtgtttcctt tttgaaaata tgtcactgaa taaatttcat
     4141 aattgtgatg cattggtgaa tcatattaat acatttaata atttatatat ttaaagcata
     4201 aaatgtaaaa ttatttacaa tagtaattga tcattatttt gattaatact ctgttaaatg
     4261 tcagtaaaaa ctgacacatt ttttcataaa ataaaattgg aaactggaaa agataatctc
     4321 tttctgagta ctttaggaat ggggaaagga ttccctcttt aataaatggt gctgggaaaa
     4381 ctggatagcc atatgcagag aactgaaact ggaccccttc cttacacctt atacaaaaat
     4441 taatgcaaga tggattaaac gcttaaatgt aaaacccaaa accataaaaa ccctagaaga
     4501 aaacgtaggc aatagcattc aggacatcgg catgggcaaa gattttatga tgaaatcgcc
     4561 aaaagcaact gcaaccaaag ctaaaattga caaatggcat ctaattaaag agattctgca
     4621 cagcaaaaga aactgtcaat catcacggtg aacaggcaac ttacagaatg ggagaaaatt
     4681 tttacagcct acccaattga cagaggtcta atatccagaa tggacaaaga acttaaacaa
     4741 attcacaaaa aaaaaaaaaa gccccatcga aaagtgggca aaggacatga acagacactt
     4801 ctcaaaagta gacatttatg tggccaataa acatgaaaaa agctcaacat cactgatcat
     4861 tagagaaatg aaaatcaaaa ctgcaatgag atgccatctc atgtcactca gaatggcaat
     4921 tactaaaaag tcaggaaaca acagatgctg gtgaagctgt ggaaaaatag gaaagctttt
     4981 acactgttgg taggaatgta aattacttca accattgtgg aagacagtgt ggcgattcat
     5041 caaggattta gaaccagaaa taccattaga cccagcaatc ctattcctga gtatataccc
     5101 aaaggaatac aaataattct attataaaaa tacatgcacg tgtatgttta ttgcaacact
     5161 atttacaata gcaaagacag gaaaccaacc caaatgccca tcaatgatag aatggattaa
     5221 aaaaattgtg cttcaatttt tttaatccta ctgaagctgt aggattattt gggggacaga
     5281 gactattatt ccctactttt gggaatagta aattgtctga ttcctacaaa ctgtgtgaat
     5341 tggagagttt gaatttcaat atgtgactct gtatttgaca ccaggctatt tattttctat
     5401 tataacaaag tagagggagg attagagatg aagtcataaa tagttaatat agtgccaggc
     5461 aaaggatgat attatgctgc tcttgcaact tgaatcccca gatctacatg caccttaaaa
     5521 aactagaacc ccagtggttt tagcagtaaa ctaaatgggc attactgatt ttcactaaaa
     5581 gctgaatgga aatttttgtc attgtctatt acaatcccaa atatggccat gatgaagaaa
     5641 aacagcttca ttcttgaaca ccttccatta gaagaaaaaa tgagaaacta ggaaaaactc
     5701 cacctactaa atagctgatt tgctaaaaca gacctcattc catttaagga ctcagtatct
     5761 atagggccga ggcaaactaa ctttgccaga gttcaggacc actctgaaag ttaattcctt
     5821 acataataat attcaatatt tataaattta tgaatttaga acaaagatgg tcttttatat
     5881 ttgataagaa ttgacttgga taggaacttc tgaaaacctt tagggaatat gaacttcaat
     5941 gaaaaatgcc aaaaatgatt taattgataa tattttctaa gtcacatatg tttattggaa
     6001 tgatacttct tctaagggta caaaaattag ttctcgtagt gtaaacaaat ctgacatatt
     6061 gcaaaagttt gtaactctcc aagaactcta tccaacaaaa tttcattgct taatatacat
     6121 ctttctcgtt gggttttctt gtgtatgata tgagaagcac tggtattgag ttcatgatga
     6181 taaacaaaat atttgcaaga tcaacgttac aaacctatgg caaatagatg actgtgattg
     6241 gaggactttt tgtcaatttt tttgctggat cttgaagtct taccacaata tgtggcttta
     6301 acctgcctac ctttgtgctg ccattgacca tcttatggtt attagttatg attgatcctc
     6361 agttcttcag gatgttttgt acactttgag aattcaatgc aaatagccta tattatatga
     6421 tttatttcta caaaagttat tcaacacatc agtacttatg tcaagtgctg aaaagaaaaa
     6481 agtgttggca atatctggat gaatactgca gctagtgaag tttacaaatt attttctcat
     6541 ataaagcaaa attcaaagct tcatatacta tgagaaaatt tttttaaaat tgattcatat
     6601 ttctagcagt tttgaatgat taggtatgta attacattca tattaatgtg tattatacag
     6661 atttttattt tgcatatgta atttgaaaca acaaaattta catgaacaaa ttacattaaa
     6721 agttattcca caaatatact tatctaatta aacttagatt ttaatagctt ttaaacttag
     6781 attttagttt aacttttctg tcattcttaa cttactttga ataaaaagag caaacttcat
     6841 actttttatc tgtgaagtag aggtatatgt agaataccta aatagatatg ccaaatctgt
     6901 gttattaaaa tttcatgaac atttcaatta gaaaaaaata ccataaaagg ctttgagtgc
     6961 aggggaaaaa caggcaatga tgaaaaaaaa aatgaaaaac gtatttaaac acatggagag
     7021 agtgcataaa gaaagcaaaa acagagatag aaagtaaaac tagggcattt agaaaatgga
     7081 aattagtatg ttcactattt aagacctatg cacagagcaa agtctccaga aaacctagag
     7141 gccacggttc aagttaccca cctcaggtag cctagtgata tttgcaaaat cccaatggcc
     7201 cggtcctttt ctttactgat ggtcgtgctg gtactcagct acaaatccat ctgctctctg
     7261 ggctgtgatc tgcctcagac ccacagcctg cgtaatagga gggccttgat actcctggca
     7321 caaatgggaa gaatctctcc tttctcctgc ttgaaggaca gacatgaatt cagattccca
     7381 gaggaggagt ttgatggcca ccagttccag aagactcaag ccatctctgt cctccatgag
     7441 atgatccagc agaccttcaa tctcttcagc acagaggact catctgctgc ttgggaacag
     7501 agcctcctag aaaaattttc cactgaactt taccagcaac tgaatgacct ggaagcatgt
     7561 gtgatacagg aggttggggt ggaagagact cccctgatga atgaggactt catcctggct
     7621 gtgaggaaat acttccaaag aatcactctt tatctaatgg agaagaaata cagcccttgt
     7681 gcctgggagg ttgtcagagc agaaatcatg agatccttct ctttttcaac aaacttgaaa
     7741 aaaggattaa ggaggaagga ttgaaaactg gttcatcatg gaaatgattc tcattgacta
     7801 atgcatcatc tcacactttc atgagttctt ccatttcaaa gactcacttc tataaccacc
     7861 acaagttgaa tcaaaatttc caaatgtttt caggagtgtt aagaagcatc gtgtttacct
     7921 gtgcaggcac tagtccttta cagatgacca ttctgatgtc tcctttcatc tatttattta
     7981 aatatttatt tatttaacta tttttattat ttaaattatt ttttatgtaa tatcatatgt
     8041 acctttacat tgtggttaat gtaacaaata tgttcttcat atttagccaa tatattaatt
     8101 tcctttttca ttaaattttt actatacaaa atttcttgtg tttgtttatt ttttaagatt
     8161 aaatgccaag cctgactgta taacctgact taaaaataga tgatttaagt aagttaccta
     8221 tcataatttt attcaagtta tagaaaaata tatttttcta taccaggtta tctgttgcct
     8281 tcatgatata aacgtgaaca taaaaaatac agttcttgtt ctcttgtatc tttgattttt
     8341 gtcaggaaag aaatctaaaa acaataataa tgctgaatta atatcggtta tactaactgc
     8401 tgtaatgtga ggaagtaaaa aaaaatgaat tcctcttagc agaacataga ttaagaaatg
     8461 tctgcaaata aaagtagagg tactctctat aaactgactt tcaacatgta attgaaaatg
     8521 tacattgcaa gtcagatata tgagtttgca gtttccaagg aatatgatat ctggaagttc
     8581 ataactaagc aatggaaacg ccaaaaatga aggctgtcat gtggggagca agcagagagg
     8641 gaaaaaagac ttaaactgga ttctgaggaa cttccactat taaagtgggg gaacagaaga
     8701 cacacaaaga aaacagaggt ggaatacctt atcattagaa ggacgagagg gaatgatgat
     8761 aaaagtgtat ttggagggaa tgatgataaa tggtgctggg aaaactggat agccataggc
     8821 agaaaattga acctggacca cttccttaca ccttatacaa aaattaactc aagatggatt
     8881 aaagacttaa atgtaaaacc aaaaaccata aaaaccctag aagaaaacat aggacacagg
     8941 atgggcaaag attttatgaa gaaatcgcca aaagcaactg caacaaaagt taaattgaca
     9001 aatggcattt aattagagaa cttctgcaca gcaaaagaaa ctacctatca tcagagtgaa
     9061 caggcaaccc atagaatggg agaaaatttt tgcagtctac ccaactcaca caggtctaat
     9121 atccagaatg tacaaagaac ttaaacaaat ttacaaaaac aaaaagcccc atcaaaaagt
     9181 gggtgaagga tatgaacaga atcttctcga aagtagacat ttatgcgacc aataatcatt
     9241 aaaaaactca acatcactga tcattagaga aatgcaaatc aaaaccacaa tgaaatacca
     9301 tctcatgcca ctcagaatgg caattattaa agagtcaaaa tcaacagatg ctggtgaagc
     9361 tgtggaaaaa taggaaatct tttacactgt ttgtgggaat gtaaattact tcaaccattg
     9421 tggaagacag tgtggcgatt catcaaggtt ctagaaccag aaataccatt tgacccagca
     9481 atctcattac tgagtatata cccaaaggaa tataaatcgt tctgttataa aatacacgca
     9541 cgtgtatgtt tattgcagca tgtttacaat agcaaagaca caaaaccaac ccaagtgccc
     9601 atcaatgata gactggatta aaaaaaattg tacttaaaac ctaggtgacg gatgagagtg
     9661 accttgaact ggcaagacca ggtcagtgca agtgacattg gtttcttaga tactcctcag
     9721 ctccgtgtgg gtctcccgat tctcagttct gcctgctgac ttgttcattc atttccatgg
     9781 cagggctgca gttgggtcgt gcctggtttt ttggcctccc aatgtctctt aattaactta
     9841 atattacttg gtaatactaa agcaatgatg aattatgtgc atggagtcat taatcttctg
     9901 tgtaaatatc tcaaacactg tgtcttaatt atagact
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