The Interferon Signaling Network and Transcription Factor C/EBP-β

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2007-06-16
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Cytokineslikeinterferons(IFNs)playacentralroleinregulatinginnateandspecificimmunitiesagainstthepathogensandneoplasticcells.AnumberofsignalingpathwaysareinducedinresponsetoIFNinvariouscells.OneclassicmechanismemployedbyIFNsistheJAK-STATsignalingpathwayforinducingcellularresponses.Herewedescribethenon-STATpathwaysthatparticipateinIFN-inducedresponses.Inparticular,wewillfocusontheroleplayedbytranscriptionfactorC/EBP-βinmediatingtheseresponses.