tokens: Thus , IRF-7 exhibits functional similarity to IRF-3 ; however , the preferential expression of IRF-7 in lymphoid cells ( the cell type that expresses IFNA ) suggests that IRF-7 may play a critical role in regulating the IFNA gene expression .
folded_tokens: thus , irf-7 exhibit functional similarity to irf-3 ; however , the preferential expression of irf-7 in lymphoid cell ( the cell type that express ifna ) suggest that irf-7 may play a critical role in regulate the ifna gene expression .