MeSH definition : A DEAD box RNA helicase that contains two N-terminal CASPASE ACTIVATION AND RECRUITMENT
DOMAINS. It functions as a sensor of viral NUCLEIC ACIDS such as DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA
and activates the INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE by inducing the expression of INTERFERON-ALPHA
and INTERFERON-BETA. It may also regulate cell growth and APOPTOSIS.;
MeSH synonym : Helicase, IFIH1 Interferon-Induced; IFIH1 Interferon-Induced Helicase; Interferon Induced Helicase, IFIH1; Helicard; Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5; Melanoma Differentiation Associated Protein 5; CADM-140 Autoantigen; Autoantigen, CADM-140; CADM 140 Autoantigen; Interferon Induced with Helicase C Domain 1; Interferon-Induced Helicase C Domain-Containing Protein 1; Interferon Induced Helicase C Domain Containing Protein 1; IFIH1 Protein;
A DEAD box RNA helicase that contains two N-terminal CASPASE ACTIVATION AND RECRUITMENT
DOMAINS. It functions as a sensor of viral NUCLEIC ACIDS such as DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA
and activates the INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE by inducing the expression of INTERFERON-ALPHA
and INTERFERON-BETA. It may also regulate cell growth and APOPTOSIS.