title: Synergism of type I and type II interferons in stimulating the activity of the same DNA enhancer.
abstract: Type I and type II interferons (IFNs) can act synergistically to activate the transcription of the 2-5A synthetase gene. We used in vivo functional assays of sequences from the gene promoter region to determine which DNA segment mediates the gene induction by IFN gamma and the synergistic effect. We found that the type I IFN-inducible enhancer (or IRS) of the 2-5A synthetase gene also confers inducibility by type II IFN to a reporter CAT gene, though the time course and dose response of the induction by the two IFNs are quite different. A clear synergism of the two IFN in stimulating the IRS is observed at low doses of the two IFNs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics and Virology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vaiman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pietrokovsky
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benech
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chebath
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D003513:Cycloheximide; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D013937:Thymidine Kinase