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. 2008 Dec;72(4):672–685. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00015-08

TABLE 1.

Types of IFN identified

IFN type IFN class(es) Receptor Pathway
I α, β, δ, ω IFN-α/β (IFNAR1, IFNAR2) ISGF3 (STAT1/STAT2/IRF9)
I τ (also known as ε) IFN-α/β (IFNAR1, IFNAR2) Pregnancy specific
II γ IFN-γ (IFNGR1, IFNGR2) STAT1/STAT1 homodimers
III λ 1L-28α/IL-1ORβ ISGF3