Biochemistry
Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781305961135
Author: Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Owen M. McDougal
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 26RE
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The importance of producing interferons (IFNs) in a lab is to be explained.

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IFNs are a collection of signaling proteins that are produced and secreted by the host cells in reaction to a viral infection.

In case of a viral attack, a virus-infected cell secretes the IFNs causing the adjacent cells to increase their antiviral resistance.

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