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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Antiviral Restriction Factors

Preferred term

Antiviral Restriction Factors  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A broad category of endogenous host cellular factors upregulated in response to pathogens (i.e., INTERFERON-stimulated genes) and recruited to interfere with VIRAL REPLICATION and/or trigger host antiviral CELLULAR IMMUNE RESPONSE.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Antiviral Effectors
  • Cellular Restriction Factors
  • Host Cell Restriction Factors
  • Restriction Factors, Antiviral

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MT0Q4FC5-D

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