| Literature DB >> 25982860 |
Franciane Paul1, Sandra Pellegrini2, Gilles Uzé3.
Abstract
The human interferon α2 (IFNα2) was the first highly active IFN subtype to be cloned in the early eighties. It was also the first IFN and the first cytokine to be produced and commercialized by the pharmaceutical industry. Ipso facto it became the favorite IFNα subtype for academic researchers. For this fortunate reason IFNα2 has been at the origin of most discoveries related to the mechanism of action of type I interferons.Entities:
Keywords: Cytokine; Interferon α2; Type I interferon
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25982860 PMCID: PMC5629289 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.04.087
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gene ISSN: 0378-1119 Impact factor: 3.688