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Transcriptional activity of interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-3 depends on multiple protein-protein interactions.
European journal of biochemistry - 1 Dec 2002
Yang Hongmei, Lin Charles H, Ma Gang, Orr Melissa, Baffi Michael O, Wathelet Marc G
Abstract excerpt
Virus infection results in the activation of a set of cellular genes involved in host antiviral defense. IRF-3 has been identified as a critical transcription factor in this process. The activation mechanism of IRF-3 is not fully elucidated, yet it involves a conformational change triggered by the virus-dependent phosphorylation of its C-terminus. This conformational change leads to nuclear accumulation, DNA...
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