RIG-I: a multifunctional protein beyond a pattern recognition receptor

ABSTRACT It was widely known that retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG-I) functions as a cytosolic pattern recognition receptor that initiates innate antiviral immunity by detecting exogenous viral RNAs. However, recent studies showed that RIG-I participates in other various cellular activities by se...

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Main Authors: Xiao-xiao Xu, Han Wan, Li Nie, Tong Shao, Li-xin Xiang, Jian-zhong Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Protein & Cell
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13238-017-0431-5