Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: From Two Branches of Immune Response to Three Types of Interferon Response
Brent Brown,
Chinua Imarogbe,
Ingo Fricke
et al.
Abstract:Interferons were the original prototype cytokine system discovered in 20th-century research. As the name implies, they were originally thought to be synthesised and secreted between cells. Thanks to technological advances, the processes involved in protein secretion can be explained comparatively more clearly at both the genetic and biochemical levels. The discovery of interferon (IFN) occurred when genetic research was still in its infancy. Franklin and Wilkins discovered the structure and function of deoxyri… Show more
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