Viral pathogen RNA are recognized by host helicases called RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) that include DDX58 (RIG-I), DHX58 (LGP2), IFIH1 (MDA5), SNW1, and DDX17. These RLR proteins then go on to initiate signaling pathways, triggering the innate antiviral response via production of type I interferons and inflammatory cytokines. RLR pathway genes are characterized by rapid evolution, viral protein interactions, limited sets of protein domains, specific TF regulation, and densely connected interaction networks. The study by van der Lee et al. (2015) identfied novel components, DDX17 and SNW1, for the RIG-I pathway. Proteins on this pathway have targeted assays available via the [https://assays.cancer.gov/available_assays?wp_id=WP3865 CPTAC Assay Portal] f34 +p -u +p +u +u -u +u signaling pathway PW:0000003 Pathway Ontology viral infectious disease DOID:934 Human Disease Ontology signaling pathway in the innate immune response PW:0000819 Pathway Ontology 26485378 PubMed Integrative Genomics-Based Discovery of Novel Regulators of the Innate Antiviral Response. PLoS Comput Biol 2015 van der Lee R Feng Q Langereis MA Ter Horst R Szklarczyk R Netea MG Andeweg AC van Kuppeveld FJ Huynen MA