Alpha and Beta Type 1 Interferon Signaling: Passage for Diverse Biologic Outcomes
Author(s) -
Cherie Ng,
Juan L. Mendoza,
K. Christopher García,
Michael B. A. Oldstone
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2015.12.027
Subject(s) - biology , interferon , interferon type i , beta (programming language) , alpha interferon , cascade , interferon gamma , alpha (finance) , immunology , interferon beta , virology , cytokine , computer science , programming language , medicine , construct validity , chemistry , nursing , chromatography , patient satisfaction
Type I interferon (IFN-I) elicits a complex cascade of events in response to microbial infection. Here, we review recent developments illuminating the large number of IFN-I species and describing their unique biologic functions.
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