APOD: 2024 August 31 - IFN and the NGC 7771 Group

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Finally, it’s out! I must say, I am really, really fond of this paper– if you are into #innateimmunity, the #antiviralresponse and #interferon, I think you may enjoy reading it:

https://www.life-science-alliance.org/content/6/10/e202302059

Nothing spectacularly new, but very comprehensive characterization of the #RIGI and #IFN pathway!

High-resolution kinetic characterization of the RIG-I-signaling pathway and the antiviral response

RIG-I recognizes viral dsRNA and activates a cell-autonomous antiviral response. Upon stimulation, it triggers a signaling cascade leading to the production of type I and III IFNs. IFNs are secreted and signal to elicit the expression of IFN-stimulated genes, establishing an antiviral state of the cell. The topology of this pathway has been studied intensively, however, its exact dynamics are less understood. Here, we employed electroporation to synchronously activate RIG-I, enabling us to characterize cell-intrinsic innate immune signaling at a high temporal resolution. Employing IFNAR1/IFNLR-deficient cells, we could differentiate primary RIG-I signaling from secondary signaling downstream of the IFN receptors. Based on these data, we developed a comprehensive mathematical model capable of simulating signaling downstream of dsRNA recognition by RIG-I and the feedback and signal amplification by IFN. We further investigated the impact of viral antagonists on signaling dynamics. Our work provides a comprehensive insight into the signaling events that occur early upon virus infection and opens new avenues to study and disentangle the complexity of the host–virus interface.

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Type I interferons drive MAIT cell functions against bacterial pneumonia | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press

This report identifies a central role for type I interferons in governing the activation and effector functions of murine and human MAIT cells during pulmonary

Exciting #JobOpening for entry level Bioinformatician to join our team team at CIML! You will work with my team and use scRNAseq on intestinal epithelial cells to understand how #IFN modulate tissue repair in the intestine and to develop pipelines to analyze the intestinal #microbiota and its effect on homeostasis.
You will work in the framework of the CB2M core, where #bioinformaticians collaborate and train each other to develop new skills Apply now! Send CV and Motivation letter.
The Central Bank of Sudan (@CentralBank_SD) has published a list of banks and financial institutions that are officially licensed to operate and practice their banking and finance businesses in the country. lnkd.in/gj8vAGeq #REDmoney #IFN #IslamicFinance #CBOS https://twitter.com/IFN_news/status/1640945121972867072?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #liked #link
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“The Central Bank of Sudan (@CentralBank_SD) has published a list of banks and financial institutions that are officially licensed to operate and practice their banking and finance businesses in the country. https://t.co/DjP2cUZJ56 #REDmoney #IFN #IslamicFinance #CBOS”

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CBDCs may have adverse macroeconomic consequences, particularly for Islamic banking systems. The IMF warns of deposit disintermediation and liquidity risk in its latest working paper. lnkd.in/gUaBxSE2 #REDmoney #IFN #IslamicFinance #CBDCs #IslamicBanking #IMF https://twitter.com/IFN_news/status/1638097065711665152?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tweet #link
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A wide field picture taken from my backyard in February: M81 (Bodes’s galaxy), M82 (cigar galaxy) along with many small galaxies in the Ursa Major constellation. On the foreground, clouds of gas and dust (integrated flux nebulae, IFN) are faintly illuminated by the light of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.

Total exposure time: 30h
Processing: Siril, Pixinsight, DxO Photolab

#astrophotography #astronomy #M81 #M82 #IFN #nightsky

Thrilled🥳 to have our latest work, led by awesome PhDstudent @Alexandre_Lgrnd
out @biorxiv
preprint!🎆

We looked for anti-#HIV effectors of #IFN #immune response… and we found #SAMD9L & its key active site, also implicated in #genetic #diseases!

A (long) 🧵 here : https://twitter.com/Lucie_Virevolte/status/1616345945225969664?s=20&t=iRO0DCWe7mPViB5Tmilp2g

The preprint here:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.19.524725v1

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“Thrilled🥳 to have our latest work, led by awesome PhDstudent @Alexandre_Lgrnd out @biorxiv preprint!🎆 We looked for anti-#HIV effectors of #IFN #immune response… and we found #SAMD9L & its key active site, also implicated in #genetic #diseases! A 🧵 1/ https://t.co/v1vjzKNyJL”

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