Publication Date:
2015-05-21
Description:
Article Intraepithelial lymphocytes in the gut eliminate dysfunctional epithelial cells and promote regrowth of healthy cells. Here the authors show that, in addition, these lymphocytes protect cells against viral infections by rapidly activating interferon-dependent pathways in intestinal epithelial cells. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms8090 Authors: Mahima Swamy, Lucie Abeler-Dörner, James Chettle, Tanel Mahlakõiv, Delphine Goubau, Probir Chakravarty, George Ramsay, Caetano Reis e Sousa, Peter Staeheli, Barbara A. Blacklaws, Jonathan L. Heeney, Adrian C. Hayday
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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