Vaccinia virus encodes a soluble type I interferon receptor of novel structure and broad species specificity.

doi:10.1016/0092-8674(95)90076-4

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Vaccinia virus encodes a soluble type I interferon receptor of novel structure and broad species specificity.

Cell - 19 May 1995

Symons J A, Alcamí A, Smith G L

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Vaccinia virus (VV) and other orthopoxviruses express a soluble type I interferon (IFN) receptor that for VV strain Western Reserve is encoded by gene B18R. The 60-65 kDa glycoprotein is related to the interleukin-1 receptors and is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, unlike other type I...

Topics

Animals
Cattle
Female
Humans
Interferon-alpha
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mutation
Rabbits
Rats
Receptors, Interferon
Species Specificity
Vaccinia virus

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