The role of transposable elements in the regulation of IFN-lambda1 gene expression.
IFNs lambda1, lambda2, and lambda3, or type III IFNs, are recently identified cytokines distantly related to type I IFNs. Despite an early evolutionary divergence, the 2 types of IFNs display similar antiviral activities, and both are produced primarily in dendritic cells. Although virus induction o...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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