Garcia-Sastre, Adolfo.

The type I interferon system and viruses [electronic resource] / Adolfo Garcia-Sastre. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2018. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (36 min.) : color, sound). - Viruses and viral diseases : emerging threats to humans and animals, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Viruses and viral diseases : emerging threats to humans and animals. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames. Updated version of a talk first published in 2007.

Contents: Introduction to the type I interferon (IFN) system -- Induction of type I IFN by viruses -- TLR sensors and cytoplasmic nucleic acid sensors -- Inhibition of nucleic acid sensing by RNA and DNA viruses -- Type I IFN signaling and its inhibition by viruses -- Activities of type I IFN inducible genes and their viral inhibitors -- General inhibition of host gene expression by viruses -- Coordination of immune responses by type I IFN -- Role of viral IFN antagonists in virus biology -- Applications of viruses with debilitated interferon antagonism.

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Interferon.
Virus diseases.
Antiviral Agents.
Interferon Type I--metabolism.
Interferon Type I--physiology.
Signal Transduction.
Virus Diseases--immunology.
Viruses--immunology.
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