New insights into the evolution of IFNs: Zebrafish group II IFNs induce a rapid and transient expression of IFN-dependent genes and display powerful antiviral activities

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3440-3449

  López Muñoz, Azucena ^a   Roca, Francisco J ^a   Meseguer, José ^a   Mulero, Victoriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 2; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 3; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AUTACOID; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION; TRANSIENT TRANSFECTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERFERON TYPE I; INTERFERON-GAMMA; RHABDOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VESICULOVIRUS; VIREMIA; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 65449183748     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0802528     Document Type: Article

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