论文标题: |
Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1) and anti-pathogen innate immune responses |
作者: |
Feng, Hui; Zhang, Yi-Bing; Gui, Jian-Fang; Lemon, Stanley M.; Yamane, Daisuke |
出版刊物: |
PLOS PATHOGENS |
出版日期: |
JAN |
出版年份: |
2021 |
卷/期: |
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DOI: |
10.1371/journal.ppat.1009220 |
论文摘要: |
The eponymous member of the interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family, IRF1, was originally identified as a nuclear factor that binds and activates the promoters of type I interferon genes. However, subsequent studies using genetic knockouts or RNAi-mediated depletion of IRF1 provide a much broader view, linking IRF1 to a wide range of functions in protection against invading pathogens. Conserved throughout vertebrate evolution, IRF1 has been shown in recent years to mediate constitutive as well as inducible host defenses against a variety of viruses. Fine-tuning of these ancient IRF1-mediated host defenses, and countering strategies by pathogens to disarm IRF1, play crucial roles in pathogenesis and determining the outcome of infection. |