Interferon-alpha Subtype 11 Activates NK Cells and Enables Control of Retroviral Infection

The innate immune response mediated by cells such as natural killer (NK) cells is critical for the rapid containment of virus replication and spread during acute infection. Here, we show that subtype 11 of the type I interferon (IFN) family greatly potentiates the antiviral activity of NK cells duri...

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Main Authors: Gibbert, Kathrin, Joedicke, Jara J., Meryk, Andreas, Trilling, Mirko, Francois, Sandra, Duppach, Janine, Kraft, Anke, Lang, Karl S., Dittmer, Ulf
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415439/