ReviewCold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology2018
The Interferon (IFN) Class of Cytokines and the IFN Regulatory Factor (IRF) Transcription Factor Family.
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- Dissection of innate-immune-ligand- and interferon-protein-mediated transcriptional responses in human THP1 cell states.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Chromatin-mediated anticipatory control of type I interferon production in plasmacytoid dendritic cells.Immunity · 2026Article
- IFNγ-induced IRF1 synergizes with TLR7 signals to tune the IRF4-IRF8 axis and drive pathogenic effector B cell fate.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- IFNγ shapes macrophage inflammatory responses by STAT1 isoform-specific epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- XBP1-driven proliferative B cell subcluster in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma linked to altered nucleotide metabolism.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Interferon regulatory factors: the next prospective targets for tissue ischemia-reperfusion injury?Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Role of lactylation-induced macrophage failed phenotypic switching in sustaining inflammation of diabetic wounds.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Combined transcriptomic and proteomic analyses define conserved host signatures during innate immune perturbations in DF-1 chicken fibroblasts.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
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- Differential host responses by the type I and III interferons in primary differentiated human nasal epithelial cells are a determinant of antiviral activity.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Interferons (IFNs) are a broad class of cytokines elicited on challenge to the host defense and are essential for mobilizing immune responses to pathogens. Divided into three classes, type I, type II, and type III, all IFNs share in common the ability to evoke antiviral activities initiated by the interaction with their cognate receptors. The nine-member IFN regulatory factor (IRF) family, first discovered in the context of transcriptional regulation of type I IFN genes following viral infection, are pivotal for the regulation of the IFN responses. In this review, we briefly describe cardinal features of the three types of IFNs and then focus on the role of the IRF family members in the regulation of each IFN system.
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