title: Viperin links lipid bodies to immune defense.
abstract: Viperin is an interferon-stimulated gene that exerts antiviral effects. In this issue of Immunity, Saitoh et al. (2011) uncovered an unexpected function of Viperin and lipid bodies in interferon induction by Toll-like receptors, specifically in plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
authors: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX 75390-9148, USA.
authors: Xiaomo
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authors: Jiang
authors: Zhijian J
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