type III interferon production

I. Literature review

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Nametype III interferon production
IDGO_0034343
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Biological process

Alternative ID

GO:0072644

Exact synonym

type III IFN production

Description

The appearance of type III interferon due to biosynthesis or secretion following a cellular stimulus, resulting in an increase in its intracellular or extracellular levels. Interferon lambda is the only member of the type III interferon found so far.

Comment

Note that IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29 are types of interferon-lambda. This term is in the subset of terms that should not be used for direct gene product annotation. Instead, select one of the 'regulation' children terms.

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