Critical Role of Interferon-α Constitutively Produced in Human Hepatocytes in Response to RNA Virus Infection

• Yoji Tsugawa,

  Affiliations Laboratory of Human Tumor Viruses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Laboratory of Viral Oncology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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• Hiroki Kato,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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• Takashi Fujita,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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• Kunitada Shimotohno,

  Affiliation The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Japan

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• Makoto Hijikata

  * E-mail: mhijikat@virus.kyoto-u.ac.jp

  Affiliations Laboratory of Human Tumor Viruses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Laboratory of Viral Oncology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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