interferon alfacon-1

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-014472",
  "term": "interferon alfacon-1",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An analogue of consensus interferon which contains an additional methionyl amino acid residue. Consensus interferon (also known as interferon alfacon-1, rCon-IFN, and CIFN) is a genetically engineered synthetic interferon created from the most common amino acid sequences from the naturally occurring alpha interferons. Alpha interferons bind to specific cell-surface receptors, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products have antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune-modulating effects.",
  "abbreviation": "CIFN",
  "synonyms": [
    "consensus interferon",
    "IFN alfacon-1",
    "interferon consensus, methionyl",
    "methionyl interferon consensus",
    "methionyl-interferon-consensus",
    "recombinant consensus interferon",
    "recombinant methionyl human consensus interferon"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/interferon-alfacon-1/"
}