The Interferon (IFN) Class of Cytokines and the IFN Regulatory Factor (IRF) Transcription Factor Family

Interferons (IFNs) are a broad class of cytokines elicited on challenge to the host defense and are essential for mobilizing immune responses to pathogens. Divided into three classes, type I, type II, and type III, all IFNs share in common the ability to evoke antiviral activities initiated by the i...

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Published in:	Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology Vol. 10; no. 11
Main Authors:	Negishi, Hideo, Taniguchi, Tadatsugu, Yanai, Hideyuki
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2018
Subjects:	Animals DNA Gene Expression Regulation - physiology Humans Interferon Regulatory Factors - genetics Interferon Regulatory Factors - metabolism Interferons - genetics Interferons - metabolism
ISSN:	1943-0264, 1943-0264
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