title: Synergism between distinct enhanson domains in viral induction of the human beta interferon gene.
abstract: This study demonstrates distinct virus-inducible enhanson properties for three regions of the human beta interferon (IFN-beta) promoter; maximum virus inducibility required syngerism among all three enhansons. Expression of the IRF-1 transcription factor differentially increased the expression of plasmids containing (AAGTGA)4 or PRDIII (-94 to -78) motifs but was inefficient in the induction of the intact IFN-beta promoter. The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I Tax protein was a strong positive activator of PRDII (-64 to -55)-containing plasmids but was also unable to stimulate the IFN-beta promoter. Induction of the intact IFN-beta promoter linked to a reporter plasmid was achieved in lymphoid and epithelioid cellular backgrounds by a triple transfection with IRF-1 and Tax expression plasmids or a combination of IRF-1 and phorbol ester, indicating that at least two trans-activating events and the association of two proteins on the promoter template are required for IFN-beta activation.
authors.affiliation: Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Leblanc
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hiscott
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D015870:Gene Expression; D006678:HIV / Q000235:genetics*; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007369:Interferon Inducers; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C494257:IRF1 protein, human; D007369:Interferon Inducers; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D007370:Interferon Type I; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors