Type I interferon production induced by RIG-I-like receptors.

Koji Onomoto, Kazuhide Onoguchi, Kiyohiro Takahasi, Takashi Fujita

Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research 2010 Dec

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Type I interferon (IFN) is produced in a variety of tissues in the body in response to viral infections. Recent studies have revealed that cytoplasmic receptors for viral (nonself) RNA are responsible for triggering IFN production. Different viruses activate different sensors. Numerous signaling adaptors are reported to participate in the regulation of the IFN gene's activation. In this paper, the role of free polyubiquitine chains in the activation of retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors and the involvement of mitochondria as a signaling platform in the modulation of RIG-I-like receptor signaling is reviewed.

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Koji Onomoto, Kazuhide Onoguchi, Kiyohiro Takahasi, Takashi Fujita. Type I interferon production induced by RIG-I-like receptors. Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research. 2010 Dec;30(12):875-81