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Table 1 Some examples of genes in Type I interferon pathways that bear the signature of successive rounds of positive natural selection

From: Positive natural selection in primate genes of the type I interferon response

Category

Gene under positive selection

Known direct virus interactions

Literature showing positive selection

induction

MB21D1/cGAS

Many classes of viruses

Mozzi et al. 2015, Ma et al. 2016

Induction

IFI16

HCMV

van der Lee 2017, Dell’Oste et al. 2014

Induction

ISG15

Influenza

Zhao et al. 2013, Zhao et al. 2010

Induction

MAVS

Hepatitis C virus

van der Lee 2017, Anggakusuma et al. 2016

Induction

STING

Flaviviruses

Mozzi et al. 2015, Stabell et al. 2018, Ding et al. 2018

Induction

TRIM25

Influenza

Malfavon-Borja et al. 2013, Gack et al. 2009

ISG

ADAR

RNA viruses

Forni et al. 2014, Pfaller et al. 2018

ISG

MxB

Many classes of viruses

Mitchell et al. 2015, Haller et al. 2011

ISG

EIF2AK2/PKR

Influenza

Elde et al. 2009, Dauber et al. 2009

ISG

RNAse L

TMEV

van der Lee 2017, Sorgeloos et al. 2013

ISG

Tetherin

HIV

Lim et al. 2010, McNatt et al. 2009

ISG

TRIM15

Retroviruses

Malfavon-Borja et al. 2013, Uchil et al. 2008

ISG

TRIM22

Influenza

Sawyer et al. 2007, Di Pietro et al. 2013

ISG

TRIM31

Retroviruses

Malfavon-Borja et al. 2013, Uchil et al. 2008

ISG

TRIM38

Retroviruses

Malfavon-Borja et al. 2013, Uchil et al. 2008

ISG

TRIM5α

HIV

Johnson et al. 2009, Sawyer et al. 2005

ISG

RSAD2/Viperin

RNA viruses

Lim et al. 2012, Panayiotou et al. 2018

ISG

SAMHD1

HIV-2

Laguette et al. 2012, Coquel et al. 2018