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.
Also Known As:
Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1; CADM-140 Autoantigen; Helicard; IFIH1 Protein; Interferon Induced with Helicase C Domain 1; Interferon-Induced Helicase C Domain-Containing Protein 1; Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5; Autoantigen, CADM-140; CADM 140 Autoantigen; Helicase, IFIH1 Interferon-Induced; Interferon Induced Helicase C Domain Containing Protein 1; Interferon Induced Helicase, IFIH1; Melanoma Differentiation Associated Protein 5