Stochastic expression of the interferon-β gene.

Virus infection of mammalian cells induces the production of high levels of type I interferons (IFNα and β), cytokines that orchestrate antiviral innate and adaptive immunity. Previous studies have shown that only a fraction of the infected cells produce IFN. However, the mechanisms responsible for...

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Main Authors: Mingwei Zhao, Jiangwen Zhang, Hemali Phatnani, Stefanie Scheu, Tom Maniatis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3265471?pdf=render