title: Structural analysis of the human interferon gamma receptor: a small segment of the intracellular domain is specifically required for class I major histocompatibility complex antigen induction and antiviral activity.
abstract: Mutations of the human interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) receptor intracellular domain have permitted us to define a restricted region of that domain as necessary for both induction of class I major histocompatibility complex antigen by IFN-gamma and protection against encephalomyocarditis virus. This region consists of five amino acids (YDKPH), all of which are conserved in the human and murine receptors. Tyr-457 and His-461 are essential for activity. Approximately 80% of the amino acids of the intracellular domain of the receptor is not required for major histocompatibility complex class I antigen induction or for antiviral protection against encephalomyocarditis virus. The observation that there was no protection by IFN-gamma against vesiculostomatitis virus indicates that other factors, in addition to chromosome 21 accessory factor(s), are required to generate the full complement of transduction signals from the human IFN-gamma receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway 08854.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pestka
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D003593:Cytoplasm; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017471:Receptors, Interferon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014162:Transfection; D014762:Viral Interference; D000096743:Interferon gamma Receptor
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000096743:Interferon gamma Receptor