Interferon ais cell specific not virus specific bis a small

Interferon:

a.is cell specific, not virus specific
b.is a small protein molecule
c.can inhibit certain viral infections
d.all of the above

Solution

The answer is (d) all of the above,because it is cell specific doesn\'t matter on the type of virus invading interferon increases,it is a protein molecule belonging to the large class protein family cytokines,the interferon are released by virus infected cells and bind to the non-infected cells and induces it to produce antiviral proteins which help to prevent the growth of viruses.so the answer will be all of the above.