The Caenorhabditis elegans RIG-I homolog DRH-1 mediates the intracellular pathogen response upon viral infection

Jessica N. Sowa, University of California, San Diego
Hongbing Jiang, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Lakshmi Somasundaram, University of California, San Diego
Eillen Tecle, University of California, San Diego
Guorong Xu, University of California, San Diego
David Wang, University of California, San Diego
Emily R. Troemel, University of California, San Diego

Abstract

Mammalian retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors detect viral double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and 5'-triphosphorylated RNA to activate the transcription of interferon genes and promote antiviral defense. The