H1N1 Research: Scientists discover natural flu-fighting proteins
Scientists discover natural flu-fighting proteins
CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2009 (Reuters)
U.S. researchers have discovered antiviral proteins in cells that naturally fight off influenza infections, a finding that may lead to better ways to make vaccines and protect people against the flu.
The scientists “used a new research technique called RNA interference in which they systematically turned off individual genes and then exposed cells to the flu virus.”
Using this method, they discovered a small family of flu-fighting proteins called interferon-indicible transmembrane proteins that boost the body’s natural resistance to viral infection.…….Full article
Editor’s Comment: The study in question is The IFITM Proteins Mediate Cellular Resistance to Influenza A H1N1 Virus, West Nile Virus, and Dengue Virus published in the journal Cell.
Reuters: Scientists discover natural flu-fighting proteins
Cell: “The IFITM Proteins Mediate Cellular Resistance to Influenza A H1N1 Virus, West Nile Virus, and Dengue Virus.” – PDF
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