IRF family of transcription factors as regulators of host defense

T Taniguchi, K Ogasawara, A Takaoka… - Annual review of …, 2001 - annualreviews.org
Interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) constitute a family of transcription factors that commonly
possess a novel helix-turn-helix DNA-binding motif. Following the initial identification of two …

The interferon regulatory factor family in host defense: mechanism of action

K Ozato, P Tailor, T Kubota - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2007 - ASBMB
Transcription factors of the interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family commands the entire type
I interferon (IFN) system from induction of IFNs to diverse IFN responses, thereby providing a …

The IRF family of transcription factors: Inception, impact and implications in oncogenesis

H Yanai, H Negishi, T Taniguchi - Oncoimmunology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Members of the interferon-regulatory factor (IRF) proteins family were originally identified as
transcriptional regulators of the Type I interferon system. Thanks to consistent advances …

The IRF family transcription factors in immunity and oncogenesis

T Tamura, H Yanai, D Savitsky… - Annu. Rev. Immunol …, 2008 - annualreviews.org
The interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family, consisting of nine members in mammals, was
identified in the late 1980s in the context of research into the type I interferon system …

Regulation of immunity and oncogenesis by the IRF transcription factor family

D Savitsky, T Tamura, H Yanai, T Taniguchi - Cancer immunology …, 2010 - Springer
Nine interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) compose a family of transcription factors in
mammals. Although this family was originally identified in the context of the type I interferon …

Interferon regulatory factor family of transcription factors and regulation of oncogenesis

A Takaoka, T Tamura, T Taniguchi - Cancer science, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A family of transcription factors, the interferon regulatory factors (IRF), was identified
originally in the context of the regulation of the type I interferon (IFN)‐α/β system. The IRF …

Activities of IRF-1

A Kröger, M Köster, K Schroeder, H Hauser… - Journal of interferon & …, 2002 - liebertpub.com
Interferon (IFN) regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) was isolated by virtue of its affinity to specific DNA
sequences in the IFN-β promoter that mediate virus responsiveness. IRF-1 was the first …

On the role of IRF in host defense

B Barnes, B Lubyova, PM Pitha - Journal of interferon & cytokine …, 2002 - liebertpub.com
Transcription factors of the interferon (IFN) regulatory factor (IRF) family have been shown to
play an essential role in the regulated expression of type I IFN genes, IFN-stimulated genes …

Interferon regulatory factors: the next generation

Y Mamane, C Heylbroeck, P Génin, M Algarté… - Gene, 1999 - Elsevier
Interferons are a large family of multifunctional secreted proteins involved in antiviral
defense, cell growth regulation and immune activation. Viral infection induces transcription …

The interferon regulatory factors and oncogenesis

N Tanaka, T Taniguchi - Seminars in cancer biology, 2000 - Elsevier
We study a family of transcription factors, the interferon regulatory factors (IRFs), as originally
identified in the context of the regulation of type-I interferon (IFN-α/β) system. Most notably …