MDA5
MAMMALIAN PROTEIN FOUND IN HOMO SAPIENS
IFIH1; IFIH1 (gene); Melanoma Differentiation-Associated protein 5
MDA5 (melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5) is a RIG-I-like receptor dsRNA helicase enzyme that is encoded by the IFIH1 gene in humans. MDA5 is part of the RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) family, which also includes RIG-I and LGP2, and functions as a pattern recognition receptor capable of detecting viruses.