immune system
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• peritoneal macrophages from mice homozygous for this mutation are resistant to infection by mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV); influenza; Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV); and an adenoviral vector
• stimulation by a ligand of every known toll-like receptor (TLR) induces normal tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha production by homozygous mutant macrophages
• double stranded (ds) DNA induces normal production of type 1 interferon by homozygous mutant macrophages
• LPS/nigericin induces normal production of interleukin (IL)-1beta by homozygous mutant macrophages
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