Immunity Related GTPase M
LRG-47
LRG47
IFI1
IRGM1
LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophage Protein 47 Homolog
Immunity-Related GTPase Family M Protein
Immunity-Related GTPase Family, M1
Interferon-Inducible Protein 1
Immunity-Related GTPase Family M Protein 1
LRG-47-Like Protein
EC 3.6.5.-
IBD19
This gene encodes a member of the p47 immunity-related GTPase family. The encoded protein may play a role in the innate immune response by regulating autophagy formation in response to intracellular pathogens. Polymorphisms that affect the normal expression of this gene are associated with a susceptibility to Crohn's disease and tuberculosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that the IRGM was upregulated within a specific injury hotspot at 7 days post-traumatic brain injury, identified as a marker for disease-associated microglia [Kounelis-Wuillaume et al. DOI:10.1177/08977151251390528].