dsRNA sensing during viral infection: Lessons from plants, worms, insects, and mammals

Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 239-253

  Da Silva De Faria, Isaque João ^a   Olmo, Roenick Proveti ^a   Silva, Emanuele Guimarães ^a   Marques, João Trindade ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; DICER; HELICASE; MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VIRUS RNA;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSECT; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DNA; HELMINTHS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSECTS; MAMMALS; PLANTS; RECEPTORS, PATTERN RECOGNITION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84877869484     PISSN: 10799907     EISSN: 15577465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jir.2013.0026     Document Type: Review

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