Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3415455 | Microbes and Infection | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Viral infection stimulates multiple signalling pathways in the innate immune system, leading to type 1 interferon production. Recent research has identified the mitochondrial protein MAVS as a key component of one intracellular pathway, definitively linking mitochondria to the mammalian antiviral defence system for the first time.
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Authors
Iain Scott,