The differences in ISG expression were not dependent on changes in IFN gene expression, as Ifnl3, Ifnb1, and Ifna12 were not vastly altered throughout the course of infection (days 1, 2, 3, or 5 p.i.)between WT and Ifnlr1–/– mice (Figure 2E). Here, IFNL3 is linked to infection.