Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2012-01-05Keywords
AnimalsCD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Humans
*Immunity, Cellular
Interferon Type I
Virus Diseases
Viruses
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Life Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
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Type 1 interferons (IFNs) were the first cytokines discovered and include IFNβ, more than ten forms of IFNα, and several other related molecules that all bind to the same type 1 IFN receptor (IFN1R). Type 1 IFNs are commonly referred to as “viral” IFNs because they can be induced directly by virus infections, in contrast to “immune” IFN, or IFNγ, which is synthesized after receptor engagement of T cells and natural killer (NK) cells during immune responses. Type 1 IFNs get induced by viral nucleic acids and proteins acting on cellular signaling molecules such as Toll-like receptors and RNA helicases, which, in turn, release transcription factors into the nucleus. Mice lacking IFN1R appear normal in a pathogen-free environment but are extraordinarily susceptible to virus infections. This susceptibility is partially due to IFN-regulated genes that suppress viral replication, but type 1 IFNs also have many immunoregulatory properties that could also affect host susceptibility to infection.Source
Welsh RM, Bahl K, Marshall HD, Urban SL (2012) Type 1 Interferons and Antiviral CD8 T-Cell Responses. PLoS Pathog 8(1): e1002352. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002352. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.1002352Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/39547PubMed ID
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1002352