XB-FEAT-487447

mif

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nomenclature changes

08/07/2017 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 4282. From macrophage migration inhibitory factor (glycosylation-inhibiting factor) to macrophage migration inhibitory factor

summary from NCBI

This gene encodes a lymphokine involved in cell-mediated immunity, immunoregulation, and inflammation. It plays a role in the regulation of macrophage function in host defense through the suppression of anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids. This lymphokine and the JAB1 protein form a complex in the cytosol near the peripheral plasma membrane, which may indicate an additional role in integrin signaling pathways. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]