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What is About interferon true is: and explain in detail?
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Inhibits viral replication in cells(Ref: Ananthanarayan, 9th/e, p. 448 - 449 and 8th/e, p. 447 - 448)* Interferon by itself has no direct action on viruses but it acts on other cells of same species, rendering them refractory to viral infection.* On exposure to interferon, cells produce a protein (translation inhibiting protein TIP) which selectively inhibits translation of mRNA.