... 2; RIG-I, retinoic acid-inducible gene I; siRNA, small interfering RNA; TBK, Tank-binding kinase 1; TLR, Toll-like receptor; TRIF,Toll-IL1 receptor domain- containing adaptor inducing IFN-b.FEBS ... [8–10].Virus-infected cells trigger the innate immuneresponse by recognizing viral components, includingDNA, ssRNA, dsRNA and glycoproteins. Thisresponse initiates signaling pathways leading to the induction ... roles in the recognitionof the viral components [11,12].IFN-b is induced by dsRNA, a common intermedi-ate in many RNA virus infections, including HCV. The viral dsRNA as well as the synthetic...