title: Inhibitory effect of interferon-gamma-dependent induction of major histocompatibility complex class II antigen by expressing exogenous poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase gene.
abstract: Ia antigen, one of class II major histocompatibility complexes, was induced by treatment of mouse macrophage P388D1 cells with interferon-gamma. During the process, expression of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase gene was depressed. We examined whether or not down-regulation of the synthetase was required for the interferon-gamma-dependent induction of Ia antigen. We constructed expression plasmid harboring metallothionein promoter-regulated synthetase gene. The enzyme activity and mRNA level of the synthetase were increased in exogenous synthetase gene-transfected clones. Induction of Ia antigen gene was strongly inhibited by expressing the exogenous synthetase gene upon treatment of the transfected clones with interferon-gamma. The result suggests that interferon-gamma-dependent down-regulation of the synthetase may be involved in a step of the signal transduction to induce Ia antigen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurashige
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002999:Clone Cells; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015870:Gene Expression; D005796:Genes; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D051379:Mice; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases