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Cutting Edge: Overlapping Functions of TLR7 and TLR9 for Innate Defense against a Herpesvirus Infection
1 May 2008
Abstract excerpt
As initially demonstrated with murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are the major source of IFN-alpha/beta in response to a variety of viruses in vivo. However, contradictory results have been obtained pertaining to the mechanisms promoting IFN-alpha/beta production by pDCs in response to MCMV. In this study we show that TLR7 and TLR9 exert redundant functions for IFN-alpha/beta,...
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