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Set 33 Intrinsic Cellular Defenses Against Virus Infection

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Question 1

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What is the role of the enzyme IKK in cellular antiviral defenses?

A) It phosphorylates the Stat protein during interferon signaling.
B) It phosphorylates IRF-3 transcription factor and activates it.
C) It phosphorylates the NF-kB protein and activates it.
D) It phosphorylates the IkB protein and inactivates it.
E) It phosphorylates the IkB protein and activates it.

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Question 2

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When interferon α binds to its receptor it stimulates an intracellular signaling pathway.Which of the following proteins is part of this signaling pathway?

A) NF- κ \kappa B and HMG1 proteins
B) Caspase proteins
C) Jak and Stat proteins
D) IRF-3 and IRF-7 proteins
E) Death inducing signaling complex

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Question 3

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Which of the following molecules is the activator for ribonuclease L, which is part of the interferon induced antiviral pathway?

A) GTP
B) 2' 5'-oligo(A)
C) dsRNA
D) ssRNA
E) DNA with unmethylated CpG

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