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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are crucially important in the sensing of viral infections and viral nucleic acids. TLR triggering leads to the induction of specific intracellular signaling cascades that result in the activation of two major families of transcription factors; the IFN-regulatory factors (IRFs) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB). IRFs and NF-κB work together to trigger the production of type I interferons (IFNα/β) or inflammatory cytokines leading to the maturation of dendritic cells and the establishment of antiviral immunity. This review will focus on the most recent findings relating to the regulation of IRF activity by TLRs, highlighting the increasing complexity of TLR-mediated signaling pathways.
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- West Nile Virus
- Interferon Regulatory Factor
- Bacillus Calmette Guerin
- Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell
- Antiviral Immune Response
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Severa, M., Fitzgerald, K.A. (2007). TLR-Mediated Activation of Type I IFN During Antiviral Immune Responses: Fighting the Battle to Win the War. In: Pitha, P.M. (eds) Interferon: The 50th Anniversary. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 316. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71329-6_9
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