A novel interferon-inducible domain: structural and functional analysis of the human interferon regulatory factor 1 gene promoter.
AUTOR(ES)
Sims, S H
RESUMO
We have cloned and functionally characterized the human interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) gene promoter. The promoter contains a CpG island, with several GC boxes, a CAAT box, but no TATA box. IRF-1 mRNA is strongly induced by gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) but more weakly and transiently by IFN-alpha. There are several putative kappa B motifs and numerous AA(G/A)G(G/T)A and GAAANN motifs throughout the promoter. The IRF-1 promoter is not autoregulated by the IRF-1 gene product. IFN inducibility of the promoter was studied with 5' deletion mutants linked to a heterologous reporter gene. Gel mobility shift assays were used to show IFN-inducible factor binding to the IRF-1 promoter. These studies showed that IFN inducibility is conferred by a novel imperfect inverted-repeat arrangement of two GAAANN motifs within a domain, 130 nucleotides upstream of transcription initiation. This inverted repeat binds a factor upon induction with IFN and can confer IFN inducibility on a heterologous promoter. Conversely, point mutations of the inverted repeat are not IFN inducible when linked to the same heterologous promoter.
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