Identification of chicken Interferon Stimulated Genes (ISGs) using Affymetrix GeneChip Chicken Genome Arrays

Recombinant chicken IFN1 was prepared as previously reported (Laidlaw et al, 2013) and was added in chicken embryo fibroblasts to a final concentration of 1000 U/ml. Confluent cells were treated with chicken IFNa or mock treated and incubated for six hours before harvesting. The experiment was repeated in triplicate with three different batches of CEFs.

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