Type I Interferon: The Ever Unfolding Story (original) (raw)

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Since the discovery of interferon 50 years ago, the understanding of the mechanism of the virus-mediated induction of type I IFN and its function has been under intensive investigation. Remarkable progress has been made in recent years both in the identification of cellular receptors detecting the viral infection and in the understanding the signaling pathways resulting in the induction of interferon and interferon-induced genes. In this review of type I interferon, we aim to summarize not only the historical site of the interferon induction and its antiviral function, but also the complexity of the signals that lead to activation of expression of interferon genes and the expanding repertoire of this multifunctional protein.

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  1. The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1650 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
    P. M. Pitha & M. S. Kunzi

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  1. The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1650 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
    Paula M. Pitha

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Pitha, P.M., Kunzi, M.S. (2007). Type I Interferon: The Ever Unfolding Story. In: Pitha, P.M. (eds) Interferon: The 50th Anniversary. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 316. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71329-6\_4

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