Classification
Compound class	Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Approved drug?	Yes (source: FDA (1999))

Gene/Precursor

Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms IFNG interferon gamma Human prepro-interferon gamma interferon, gamma

Synonyms

Actimmune®

immune interferon

interferon gamma

Database Links
Specialist databases
IMGT/mAb-DB	638
Other databases
DrugBank Target	P01579 (Hs)
Ensembl Gene	ENSG00000111537 (Hs)
UniProtKB	P01579 (Hs)
Wikipedia	Interferon_gamma

Comments

IFN-γ is a type II interferon. It is biologically active as a homodimer.