MicrobiologybioRxiv
Mini viral RNAs act as innate immune agonists during influenza virus infection
A. te Velthuis, J. Long, D. L. Bauer…·E. Fodor
This study identifies mini viral RNAs (mvRNAs) as activators of the RIG-I sensor, leading to interferon-beta expression and cytokine storm during influenza virus infection.
DOI 10.1038/s41564-018-0240-5