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interferon

proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens
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interferon

Summary

interferon is a group or class of proteins[1]. interferon ranks in the top 3% of group_or_class_of_proteins entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • interferon's instance of is recorded as group or class of proteins[3].
  • interferon is a type of cytokine[4].
  • interferon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Interferons[5].
  • interferon's described by source is recorded as Kazakhstan. National encyclopedia[6].
  • interferon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[7].
  • interferon's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'interferons'}[8].
  • interferon's subject has role is recorded as antineoplastic[9].
  • interferon's subject has role is recorded as antiviral agent[10].

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Definition and Type

interferon's instance of is recorded as group or class of proteins[3]. interferon is a type of cytokine[4].

Why It Matters

interferon ranks in the top 3% of group_or_class_of_proteins entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2] interferon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] interferon is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). interferon. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/interferon
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_interferon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{interferon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/interferon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → cytokine
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → group or class of proteins
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2015223
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8489, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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