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| + | Interferon-β is a protein growth factor that stimulates an antiviral defense. Its encoding gene is one of only two known vertebrate structural genes that lacks introns.<ref name="Biochem Text">Voet, D., Voet, J.G., and C. Pratt. ''Fundamentals of Biochemistry'' 3rd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2008. Print.</ref> | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
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Interferon-β
Introduction
Interferon-β is a protein growth factor that stimulates an antiviral defense. Its encoding gene is one of only two known vertebrate structural genes that lacks introns.[1]
History
Structure
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Interferon-β is a relatively simple biological response modifier, with several . It consists of five , as well as multiple interconnecting . Helices A, B and D run , and helices C and E run to the other three helices. [2]
Solvent Interactions
Mechanism
Inhibition
Inhibitors of Interferon-β
Interferon-β as an Inhibitor
Function
Biochemical
Immunological
References
- ↑ Voet, D., Voet, J.G., and C. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3rd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2008. Print.
- ↑ Kudo M. Management of hepatocellular carcinoma: from prevention to molecular targeted therapy. Oncology. 2010 Jul;78 Suppl 1:1-6. Epub 2010 Jul 8. PMID:20616576 doi:10.1159/000315222
- ↑ http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P00784
