title: Molecular analysis of a human interferon-inducible gene family.
abstract: Three functional members of the 1-8 gene family have been isolated on a single human genomic DNA fragment of less than 18 kb. The 1-8U and 1-8D genes are extremely similar; each is contained within a less than 2-kb fragment, has in its 5'flanking region two adjacent 14-base-pair sequences showing high similarity to interferon-stimulable response elements (ISREs) and has two highly related exons. The third gene (9-27) has a similar overall structure, shows substantial similarity to the 1-8s but has only one ISRE which is 3' of two CCAAT boxes not present in the 1-8U and D genes. The cDNA corresponding to the three genes share 120 nucleotides of identical sequence and show greater than 90% identity over 70% of the coding sequence. For the 1-8U and D genes the high similarity extends into the 5' non-coding and flanking regions. The open reading frames encode polypeptides that are likely to be of very similar structure. Antiserum to a conserved peptide detects a polypeptide(s) of about 14 kDa on PAGE which separates into three components on isoelectric focussing. The 9-27 and 1-8U genes are highly interferon-inducible the 1-8D gene is much less so. These differences are mimicked by the activities of the corresponding ISREs placed 5' of a marker gene in expression constructs. They presumably reflect differences in the interaction of the ISREs with the various interferon-inducible and constitutive factors that govern the interferon response.
authors.affiliation: Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003360:Cosmids; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000187:drug effects*; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010455:Peptides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D004247:DNA