Zinc is a potent and specific inhibitor of IFN-λ3 signalling
Lambda interferons (IFNL) are involved in the immune response to viral infection. Here the authors show that zinc can interfere with IFNL signalling, and that in HCV patients the rs12979860 polymorphism regulates blood zinc levels and, subsequently, the hepatic immune response.
Main Authors: | Scott A. Read, Kate S. O’Connor, Vijay Suppiah, Chantelle L. E. Ahlenstiel, Stephanie Obeid, Kristina M. Cook, Anthony Cunningham, Mark W. Douglas, Philip J. Hogg, David Booth, Jacob George, Golo Ahlenstiel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15245 |
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