β-Interferon enhancer

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What triggers IFN-α and IFN-β production

Viral infection

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What do IFN-α and IFN-β activate

Over 50 antiviral genes

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Why must the IFN response be tightly regulated

It should only activate during viral infection

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How many transcription factor binding sequences exist in the IFN-β enhancer

Four

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What is the enhanceosome

A complex of transcription factors assembled on the IFN-β enhancer

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Which co-activators are recruited by the enhanceosome

p300 and CBP

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Why are co-activator interactions usually weak

To favour complex formation only at correct promoters