IRF2

Interferon regulatory factor 2 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the IRF2 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
IRF2 encodes interferon regulatory factor 2, a member of the interferon regulatory transcription factor (IRF) family. IRF2 competitively inhibits the is_associated_with::IRF1-mediated transcriptional activation of interferons alpha and beta, and presumably other genes that employ IRF1 for transcription activation. However, IRF2 also functions as a transcriptional activator of is_associated_with::histone H4.

Interactions
IRF2 has been shown to interact with is_associated_with::BRD7, is_associated_with::EP300 and is_associated_with::PCAF.