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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.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19427399 PMCID: PMC2715439 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2009.04.022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700