Gene description for STAT2
Gene name	signal transducer and activator of transcription 2, 113kDa
Gene symbol	STAT2
Other names/aliases	ISGF-3 P113 STAT113
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - STAT2
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_6773
Entrez Gene	6773
HGNC	11363
MIM	600556
UniProt	P52630
STAT2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Thymus	23844026

Gene ontology annotations for STAT2

Molecular Function     DNA binding GO:0003677 IEA     sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity GO:0003700 IEA     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI     identical protein binding GO:0042802 IPI     signal transducer activity GO:0004871 IEA Biological Process     cytokine-mediated signaling pathway GO:0019221 TAS     regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter GO:0006357 TAS     transcription, DNA-templated GO:0006351 IEA     JAK-STAT cascade GO:0007259 TAS     defense response to virus GO:0051607 IEA     regulation of type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway GO:0060338 TAS     type I interferon signaling pathway GO:0060337 TAS     positive regulation of defense response to virus by host GO:0002230 IMP     viral process GO:0016032 IEA     activation of mitophagy in response to mitochondrial depolarization GO:0098779 IMP Subcellular Localization     cytosol GO:0005829 TAS     cytoplasm GO:0005737 IDA     nucleoplasm GO:0005654 TAS     plasma membrane GO:0005886 IDA