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Biological activities of human interferon and 2′–5′ oligoadenylates in plants

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Exogenous human interferon 2 (IFN) and 2′–5′ oligoadenylates (2–5A) have been shown to cause at least a dual physiological effect in tobacco and wheat: (i) increased cytokinin activity and (ii) induced synthesis of numerous proteins, among which members of two groups of stress proteins have been identified, namely pathogenesis-related (PR) and heat shock (HS) proteins. These effects were observed only by low concentrations of these substances: IFN at 0.1–1 u/ml and 2–5A at 1–10 nM.

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Kulaeva, O.N., Fedina, A.B., Burkhanova, E.A. et al. Biological activities of human interferon and 2′–5′ oligoadenylates in plants. Plant Mol Biol 20, 383–393 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040598

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