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Su, J. The discovery of type IV interferon system revolutionizes interferon family and opens up a new frontier in jawed vertebrate immune defense. Sci. China Life Sci. 65, 2335–2337 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-022-2112-0
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