Expression of hepatic Ifit2 mRNA was also higher in mice transfected with X-region-U34 RNA compared to X-region RNA, although the difference in gene expression did not reach statistical significance, implicating the requirement of poly-U RNA sequences for activation of hepatic innate immune responses in vivo .
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Uridine composition of the poly-U/UC tract of HCV RNA defines non-self recognition by RIG-I.
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