Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2a

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A non-glycosylated recombinant human alpha interferon, subtype 2a, produced in the bacterium E. coli. Interferon alpha-2a binds to its specific cell-surface receptor, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products have antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune modulating effects. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - Alpha 2 Interferon - IFN alpha-2A - IFN-Alpha 2 - INTERFERON ALFA-2A - Interferon alfa 2a - Interferon alfa-2a - Laroferon - Recombinant Interferon Alpha-2a - Roceron-A - Roferon A - Roferon-A - rHuIFN-a 2a