Research Progress into the Biological Functions of IFITM3

Qian Xie1, Liangliang Wang2,3, Xinzhong Liao1

  • 1School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.

Viruses
|October 26, 2024
PubMed

Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) are upregulated by interferons. They are not only highly conserved in evolution but also structurally consistent and have almost identical structural domains and functional domains. They are all transmembrane proteins and have multiple heritable variations in genes. The IFITM protein family is closely related to a variety of biological functions, including antiviral immunity, tumor formation, bone metabolism, cell adhesion, differentiation, and intracellular signal transduction. The progress of the research on its structure and related functions, as represented by IFITM3, is reviewed.