Regulation of synthesis and turnover of an interferon-inducible mRNA.
AUTOR(ES)
Kusari, J
RESUMO
Regulation of synthesis and turnover of an interferon (IFN)-inducible mRNA, mRNA 561, in HeLa monolayer cells was studied. Cytoplasmic levels of this mRNA were estimated by hybridization analyses with a cDNA clone that we have isolated as a probe. IFN-alpha A induced a high level of this mRNA in a transient fashion, whereas no induction was observed in response to IFN-gamma. Surprisingly little mRNA 561 was induced in cells treated simultaneously with IFN-alpha A and an inhibitor of protein synthesis, suggesting that in addition to IFN-alpha A, an interferon-inducible protein was needed for induction of this mRNA. Apparently this putative protein could be induced by IFN-gamma as well. Thus, although little mRNA 561 was synthesized in cells treated either with IFN-gamma alone or with IFN-alpha A and cycloheximide, a large quantity of this mRNA was induced in cells which had been pretreated with IFN-gamma and then treated with IFN-alpha A and cycloheximide. Once mRNA 561 was induced by IFN-alpha A, it turned over rapidly. This rapid turnover could be blocked by actinomycin D or cycloheximide indicating that another IFN-inducible protein may mediate this process.
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