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Small ISGs Coming Forward
1 Jan 2004
Abstract excerpt
Interferons (IFNs) were first characterized as antiviral proteins. Since then, IFNs have proved to be involved in malignant, angiogenic, inflammatory, immune, and fibrous diseases and, thus, possess a broad spectrum of pathophysiologic properties. IFNs activate a cascade of intracellular signaling pathways leading to upregulation of more than 1000 IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) within the cell. The function of some...
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