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The interferon response to intracellular DNA: why so many receptors?

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The interferon response to intracellular DNA: why so many receptors? / Unterholzner, Leonie.
In: Immunobiology, Vol. 218, No. 11, 11.2013, p. 1312-1321.

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Unterholzner, L 2013, 'The interferon response to intracellular DNA: why so many receptors?', Immunobiology, vol. 218, no. 11, pp. 1312-1321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2013.07.007

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Unterholzner, L. (2013). The interferon response to intracellular DNA: why so many receptors? Immunobiology, 218(11), 1312-1321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2013.07.007

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Unterholzner L. The interferon response to intracellular DNA: why so many receptors? Immunobiology. 2013 Nov;218(11):1312-1321. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2013.07.007

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Unterholzner, Leonie. / The interferon response to intracellular DNA : why so many receptors?. In: Immunobiology. 2013 ; Vol. 218, No. 11. pp. 1312-1321.

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title = "The interferon response to intracellular DNA: why so many receptors?",
abstract = "The detection of intracellular DNA has emerged to be a key event in the innate immune response to viruses and intracellular bacteria, and during conditions of sterile inflammation and autoimmunity. One of the consequences of the detection of DNA as a 'stranger' and a 'danger' signal is the production of type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Much work has been dedicated to the elucidation of the signalling cascades that activate this DNA-induced gene expression programme. However, while many proteins have been proposed to act as sensors for intracellular DNA in recent years, none has been met with universal acceptance, and a theory linking all the recent observations is, as yet, lacking. This review presents the evidence for the various interferon-inducing DNA receptors proposed to date, and examines the hypotheses that might explain why so many different receptors appear to be involved in the innate immune recognition of intracellular DNA.",
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