Function of a novel interferon in reproductiona and development

重要的是要了解负责维持生育能力，怀孕的因素，并防止发育中的胎儿和子宫感染。后者是妇女的一个重要的普遍问题。我们已经发现了一种新的蛋白质，我们目前的证据表明它与生殖，胚胎或胎儿发育有关。这种新的蛋白质与干扰素家族的蛋白质有关，这些蛋白质的最佳特征是它们在保护宿主免受病毒感染和癌症方面的重要功能。我们建议进行一项详细的研究，以确定何时何地在生殖道和妊娠期间产生新的干扰素，以及它在维持妊娠和保护胎儿子宫感染方面的重要性。

It is important to understand the factors responsible for maintaining fertility, pregnancy and to prevent infection of the developing fetus and the uterus. The latter is an important general problem in women. We have identified a new protein that our current evidence suggests is involved in reproduction, embryonic or fetal development. This new protein is related tot he interferon family of proteins that are best characterised by their important functions in protecting the host from viral infections and cancer. We propose to undetake a detailed study to determine when and where the new interferon is produced in the reproductive tract and during pregnancy and its importance in the maintenance of pregnancy and in protection against fetal-uterine infection.