Interferon Response

Practice: How does the interferon response provide anti-viral protection?

Practice: If a cell produces antiviral proteins (AVPs) what occurs when that cell encounters dsRNA?

Practice: How does the interferon response to an invading virus result in the infected cell undergoing apoptosis?

Practice: Which of the following cells can induce viral-infected cells to undergo apoptosis?

Practice: Which of the following statements about interferon is incorrect?

a) It only works on a few specific types of virus.

b) It makes cells resistant to viral infection.

c) It is a species-specific molecule.

d) It does not directly inactivate viruses.