IFITM3 protects the heart during influenza virus infection
A. Kenney, T. M. McMichael, A. Imas, N. M. Chesarino, L. Zhang, L. E. Dorn, Q. Wu, O. Alfaour, F. Amari, M. Chen, A. Zani, M. Chemudupati, F. Accornero, V. Coppola, M. V. S. Rajaram, J. S. Yount
This study shows that IFITM3 deficiency in mice worsens influenza virus-induced cardiac dysfunction, revealing its protective role in the heart during infection.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2019Immunology