MX gene

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MX gene,

a human gene that helps the body resist viral infections. When exposed to interferon, the MX gene inhibits the production of viral protein and nucleic acid necessary for the proliferation of new viral particles. The presence of the MX gene helps explain why some individuals are better able to resist certain viral infections, such as influenza, than other people.

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No references found			However, engineering chickens with an "always-on" Mx gene might be detrimental, so the strategy would be to make expression of the gene contingent on influenza infection. Science may have techniques to make avian flu resistant birds by Food & Drink Weekly With recombinant DNA techniques, the scientists have transferred many copies of a normal Mx gene into cells of susceptible animals. Interferon helps cells help themselves by Miller, Julie Ann / Science News			Mutton Fat Lesion mutual mutual and bidirectional mutual goal setting mutual resistance mutual support group mutualism mutualist mutually exclusive categories muV muzzle mV MV 1 MV 2 MVA MVC MVIC mVO 2 MVP MVV MVY virus MW MWIA MWM Mx MX gene My My 301 my(o)- my- myalgia myalgic asthenia Myalgic encephalomyelitis Myambutol myasthenia myasthenia gravis myasthenia gravis crisis myasthenic myasthenic crisis myasthenic facies myasthenic reaction myasthenic syndrome Myasthenis gravis myatonia myatonia congenita myatrophy myc(o)- myc- Mycamine Mycelex mycelium			MWW MWWA MWWC MWWD MWWDLSC MWWFK MWWG MWWL MWWML MWWP MWWS MWWSSB MWWTP MWXI MWXP MWY MWYA MWYC MWYE MWYM MWYP Mx Mx Mx Mx Mx MX Distribution Shelf MX entry MX gene MX record MX record MX record MX record Mx records MX-MLD MX/DMX MX/DX MXA MXAK MXAL Mxat MXB MXC MXCD MXCSR MXD MXDE MXDMX MXDW MXE MXER MXF MXF MXFL MXG MXGM MXHR

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