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Contents 1 Interferon-β 1.1 Introduction 1.2 History 1.3 Structure 1.3.1 Solvent Interactions 1.3.2 Mechanism 1.4 Inhibition 1.4.1 Inhibitors of Interferon-β 1.4.2 Interferon-β as an Inhibitor 1.5 Function 1.5.1 Biochemical 1.5.2 Immunological 1.6 References

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]

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Solvent Interactions

Mechanism

Inhibition

Inhibitors of Interferon-β

Interferon-β as an Inhibitor

Function

Biochemical

Immunological

References

1. ↑ Voet, D., Voet, J.G., and C. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3rd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2008. Print.
2. ↑ 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
3. ↑ http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P00784