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"ISG15 is known to promote USP18-mediated inhibition of type I 437 IFN signaling by stabilizing USP18 activity and preventing its proteasomal degradation(Zhang et 438 al., 2015), underscoring the role of ISG15 as a negative regulator of type I IFN responses when 439 co-upregulated with USP18."
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"This lack of intracellular free ISG15 prevents the accumulation of USP18, a known negative regulator of IFN-alpha and beta, resulting in enhanced IFN-alpha and beta immunity and autoinflammation, resembling Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome and spondyloenchondromatosis [XREF_BIBR, XREF_BIBR, XREF_BIBR]."
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"However, by de-conjugating ISG15, the virus also creates free ISG15, which in turn may affect the immune response in two opposite pathways: free ISG15 negatively regulates IFN signaling in humans by binding non-catalytically to USP18, yet at the same time free ISG15 can be secreted from the cell and induce the IFN pathway of the neighboring cells."