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Molecular Evolution of the Porcine Type I Interferon Family: Subtype-Specific Expression and Antiviral Activity
5 Nov 2014
Abstract excerpt
Type I interferons (IFNs), key antiviral cytokines, evolve to adapt with ever-changing viral threats during vertebrate speciation. Due to novel pathogenic pressure associated with Suidae speciation and domestication, porcine IFNs evolutionarily engender both molecular and functional diversification, which have not been well addressed in pigs, an important livestock species and animal model for biomedical...
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