Biphasic and cardiomyocyte-specific IFIT activity protects cardiomyocytes from enteroviral infection
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007674
Abstract: Viral myocarditis is a serious disease, commonly caused by type B coxsackieviruses (CVB). Here we show that innate immune protection against CVB3 myocarditis requires the IFIT (IFN-induced with tetratricopeptide) locus, which acts in a biphasic… read more here.
Keywords: infection; ifit; biphasic cardiomyocyte; replication ... See more keywords