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RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.
IFN-gamma regulation of class II transactivator promoter IV in macrophages and microglia: involvement of the suppressors of cytokine signaling-1 protein.
Journal of Immunology 2001 Februrary 16
The discovery of the class II transactivator (CIITA) transcription factor, and its IFN-gamma-activated promoter (promoter IV), have provided new opportunities to understand the molecular mechanisms of IFN-gamma-induced class II MHC expression. Here, we investigated the molecular regulation of IFN-gamma-induced murine CIITA promoter IV activity in microglia/macrophages. In the macrophage cell line RAW264.7, IFN-gamma inducibility of CIITA promoter IV is dependent on an IFN-gamma activation sequence (GAS) element and adjacent E-Box, and an IFN response factor (IRF) element, all within 196 bp of the transcription start site. In both RAW cells and the microglia cell line EOC20, two IFN-gamma-activated transcription factors, STAT-1alpha and IRF-1, bind the GAS and IRF elements, respectively. The E-Box binds upstream stimulating factor-1 (USF-1), a constitutively expressed transcription factor. Functionally, the GAS, E-Box, and IRF elements are each essential for IFN-gamma-induced CIITA promoter IV activity. The effects of the suppressors of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS-1) protein on IFN-gamma-induced CIITA and class II MHC expression were examined. Ectopic expression of SOCS-1 inhibits IFN-gamma-induced activation of CIITA promoter IV and subsequent class II MHC protein expression. Interestingly, SOCS-1 inhibits the constitutive expression of STAT-1alpha and its IFN-gamma-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and binding to the GAS element in CIITA promoter IV. As well, IFN-gamma-induced expression of IRF-1 and its binding to the IRF element is inhibited. These results indicate that SOCS-1 may be responsible for attenuating IFN-gamma-induced CIITA and class II MHC expression in macrophages.
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