Interferon

Interferon-β is a protein growth factor that stimulates an antiviral defense. Its encoding gene is one of only two known vertebrate structural genes that lacks introns. Interferon-β is a relatively simple biological response modifier, with several . It consists of five , as well as multiple interconnecting . Helices A, B and D run , and helices C and E run to the other three helices, but to one another. Helix A consists of residues 6-23; Helix B consists of residues 49-65; Helix C consists of residues 77-91; Helix D consists of residues 112-131; and Helix E consists of residues 135-155.

spinqualitylabelsall models Click on the green links to the left to view the structural aspects of interferons. PDB ID: 2hym) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image

A comparative representation of three interferonsA comparative representation of three interferons

spinqualitylabelsall models Interferon Alpha Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image

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