qPCR results indicated that PTK2B overexpression significantly enhanced the mRNA levels of Ifnb1, Ifit1 and Cxcl10 induced by infection with HSV1-GFP or VSVΔM51-GFP (Fig. 2f–h, Supplementary Fig. S3a–d) in MEFs. The gene discussed is IFNB1; the disease is infection.