This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College.
Interferons are a family of cytokines produced in response to viral infections.
This webpage will focus on the molecular biology and immunological importance of IFN- b . In vivo , IFN- b does not dimerize. This enhancer complex, termed an enhancesome, then recruits general transcription factors to the IFN- b promoter. Adapted from Russell-Harde et al. Alternate placement of phosphodiester bond in polyribonucleotides.