GO:0060337

A series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of a type I interferon binding to a receptor on the surface of a cell, and ending with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. Type I interferons include the interferon-alpha, beta, delta, episilon, zeta, kappa, tau, and omega gene families. [GOC:add, GOC:dph, GOC:signaling]