title: The interaction of interferon-alpha and -gamma: regulation of (2-5)A synthetase activity.
abstract: The interaction of IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma on the induction of antiviral, growth inhibitory, and (2-5)A synthetase activities was investigated in T98G and A549 cells. Synergistic or inhibitory effects which were host-cell dependent were seen with both simultaneous and sequential IFN treatments. Interestingly, IFN-gamma 1 pretreatment affected the levels of IFN-alpha-induced (2-5)A synthetase activity differently in the two cell types. In T98G cells, sequential treatment resulted in an overall decrease in induction of enzyme activity that was not observed in A549 cells. Receptor binding assays and measurements of steady-state mRNA levels indicated that this effect of IFN-gamma pretreatment does not occur at the level of either receptor expression or induction of transcription of the low-molecular-weight form of (2-5)A synthetase.
authors: Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: E N
authors: EN
authors: Fish
authors: G E
authors: GE
authors: Hannigan
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Banerjee
authors: B R
authors: BR
authors: Williams
mesh_terms: D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004686:Encephalomyocarditis virus / Q000187:drug effects; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D012313:RNA; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase