1999年5月
An essential role for NF-kappa B in IL-18-induced IFN-gamma expression in KG-1 cells
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
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- 巻
- 162
- 号
- 9
- 開始ページ
- 5063
- 終了ページ
- 5069
- 記述言語
- 英語
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- 出版者・発行元
- AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
IL-18 is a multifunctional cytokine playing various regulatory roles in the immune system including induced cytokine production. As a part of our ongoing studies on the molecular mechanisms of IL-18-induced IFN-gamma production, me have examined the transcriptional regulation of the IFN-gamma gene by IL-18 in a human myelomonocytic cell line, KG-l. On the basis of DNA/protein binding, we have determined an IL-18-inducible NF-kappa B binding site located at -786 to -776 of the IFN-gamma gene regulatory region (designated KBBsite), Transient transfection of promoter-reporter gene constructs revealed that the KBBsite is required for full IL-18-induced activation of the IFN-gamma gene transcription induced by IL-18, In addition, stable transformants of a dominant-negative form of the I kappa B alpha showed an inhibition of IL-18-dependent I kappa B alpha degradation, NF-kappa B activation, and expression of IFN-gamma, These results are the first to show the actual significance of the NF-kappa B pathway in the regulation of IFN-gamma gene expression by IL-18.
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- ISSN : 0022-1767
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000079892600008