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Title: | THE ROLE OF INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 3 IN THE INNATE ANTIVIRAL RESPONSE |
Authors: | Chew, Tracy |
Advisor: | Mossman, Karen L. Lichty, Brian D. Ashkar, Ali |
Department: | Medical Sciences (Molecular Virology and Immunology Program) |
Keywords: | innate immunity;virology;signalling;cell biology;molecular biology;cytokines;Medical Cell Biology;Medical Cell Biology |
Publication Date: | Oct-2012 |
Abstract: | <p>The transcription factor interferon (IFN) regulatory factor 3 (IRF-3) plays a central role in the innate immune response to viral stimulation. IRF-3 participates in both the type I IFN-dependent and -independent signalling pathways that result in the induction of an antiviral state. The work presented in this thesis characterizes the central role of IRF-3 in the IFN-independent response to virus particle entry. In addition, novel splice variants of human IRF-3 are identified and characterized, implying a role for splice-mediated regulation of IRF-3-mediated antiviral signalling. Finally, a role for reactive oxygen species in the activation of IRF-3 following virus particle entry is described, with virus particle entry inducing danger associated molecular patterns associated with IRF-3 activation and IFN-independent antiviral gene expression. Taken together, this thesis characterizes the role of IRF-3 in the innate antiviral signalling pathways activated following viral stimulation, and highlight the importance of danger-associated molecular patterns as important mediators of antiviral signalling.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/12055 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/6973 7983 2817276 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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