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Activation of interferon regulatory factor 3 is inhibited by the influenza A virus NS1 protein.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2000
Talon J, Horvath C M, Polley R, Basler C F, Muster T, Palese P, García-Sastre A
Abstract excerpt
We present a novel mechanism by which viruses may inhibit the alpha/beta interferon (IFN-alpha/beta) cascade. The double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding protein NS1 of influenza virus is shown to prevent the potent antiviral interferon response by inhibiting the activation of interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF-3), a key regulator of IFN-alpha/beta gene expression. IRF-3 activation and, as a consequence, IFN-beta...
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