Small proteins produced by vertebrate cells naturally in response to viral infections and which inhi

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Small proteins produced by vertebrate cells naturally in response to viral infections and which inhibit multiplication of viruses are called

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Interferons (INFs) are a group of three vertebrate glycoproteins (&#945;, &#946;, &#947;). Out of these, two ( &#945; and &#946;) are produced within viral infected cells. Interferons induces, among adjacent cells, as antiviral state by inducing synthesis of the enzymes which inhibit the viral production cycle.

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