title: ISGF3, the transcriptional activator induced by interferon alpha, consists of multiple interacting polypeptide chains.
abstract: Interferon-stimulated gene factor 3 (ISGF3) is the ligand-dependent transcriptional activator that, in response to interferon treatment, is assembled in the cell cytoplasm, is translocated to the nucleus, and binds the consensus DNA site, the interferon-stimulated response element. We have purified ISGF3 and identified its constituent proteins: a DNA-binding protein of 48 kDa and three larger polypeptides (84, 91, and 113 kDa), which themselves do not have DNA-binding activity. The multisubunit structure of ISGF3 most likely reflects its participation in receiving a ligand-dependent signal, translocating to the nucleus, and binding to DNA to activate transcription.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Veals
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Darnell
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004247:DNA; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D050832:Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3; D050834:Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma Subunit; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C494227:IRF9 protein, human; D007370:Interferon Type I; D050832:Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3; D050834:Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma Subunit; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA