Nature Communications (May 2017)
Zinc is a potent and specific inhibitor of IFN-λ3 signalling
Abstract
Lambda interferons (IFNL) are involved in the immune response to viral infection. Here the authors show that zinc can interfere with IFNL signalling, and that in HCV patients the rs12979860 polymorphism regulates blood zinc levels and, subsequently, the hepatic immune response.