Recombinant interferon alfa-2a

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016432",
  "term": "Recombinant interferon alfa-2a",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "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.",
  "abbreviation": "rHuIFN-a 2a",
  "synonyms": [
    "alpha 2 interferon",
    "IFN alpha-2A",
    "IFN-alpha 2",
    "interferon alfa 2a",
    "interferon alfa-2a"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/recombinant-interferon-alfa-2a/"
}